Magical(?) gem: Lion with the head of a bull
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4271
Collection:
IT_Perugia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell'Umbria
Inventory:
1566
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Pe 22; Vitellozzi 2010b, no. 523
Former Collections:
Guardabassi, Mariano (1823–1880)
Material:
jasper, yellow
Dimensions:
10.1 x 12.4 x 2.7 mm
Iconography:
animal: lion; head, of bull; star; moon, crescent
Description: Transverse oval and flat. Yellow jasper. Intact. Previously part of the Guardabassi Collection.
A: Lion placing one paw on the head of a bull. Above: a crescent and a star.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
SGGII, 112, Pe 22.
Vitellozzi 2010b, 424, no. 523
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CBd-4271. 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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