Magical gem: Anguipes
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4259
Collection:
IT_Perugia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell'Umbria
Inventory:
1246
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Pe 10; Vitellozzi 2010b, no. 506
Former Collections:
Guardabassi, Mariano (1823–1880)
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
15.4 x 12 x 3.3 mm
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; weapon: armour; weapon: shield, with Ἰάω; whip
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω
Description: Upright oval, flat. Green jasper. Chipped on the edge. Previously part of the Guardabassi Collection.
A: Cock-headed Anguipes dressed in an armour and holding a whip in the right hand and a shield in the left hand. On the shield, vertically: ιαω → Ἰάω.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
SGGII, 107, Pe 10.
Vitellozzi 2010b, 407, no. 506
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CBd-4259. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
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