Magical(?) gem: Lion with the head of a bull
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4272
Collection:
IT_Perugia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell'Umbria
Inventory:
1602
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Pe 23; Vitellozzi 2010b, no. 524
Former Collections:
Guardabassi, Mariano (1823–1880)
Material:
agate, red to brown
Dimensions:
7.7 x 10 x 1.8 mm
Iconography:
animal: lion; head, of bull
Description: Transverse oval and flat. Brown agate. Chipped on the edge, mounted in a gold setting. Previously part of the Guardabassi Collection.
A: Lion placing one paw on the head of a bull.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
SGGII, 113, Pe 23.
Vitellozzi 2010b, 424–425, no. 524
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CBd-4272. 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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