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Magical gem in a gold setting: Greek inscription, Ἀβλαναθαναλβα-palindrome
CBd-Number:
CBd-4242
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
15152
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 105
Material:
quartz, smoky
Dimensions:
19 x 12.5 x 6 mm
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἀβλαναθαναλβα, palindrome

Description: Upright oval, both faces convex. Smoky quartz. Mounted in a modern gold setting with two rings.

A: Greek inscription in fourteen lines in pterygoma form: φυλακτη|ριομεγιστο|αβλαναθαναλβα|αβλαναθαναλ|αβλαναθανα|αβλαναθαν|αβλαναθα|αβλαναθ|αβλανα|αβλαν|αβλα|αβλ|αβ|α → φυλακτήριο<ν> μέγιστο<ν> 'greatest amulet' and the Ἀβλαναθαναλβα-palindrome.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
SGG II, 74, Fi 105.

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CBd-4242. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy. Retrieved from: cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/4242 on 16-09-2024.

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