Magical(?) gem: Lion with the head of a donkey
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4273
Collection:
IT_Perugia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell'Umbria
Inventory:
without inv.
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Pe 24; Vitellozzi 2010b, no. 525
Former Collections:
Guardabassi, Mariano (1823–1880)
Material:
jasper, yellow
Dimensions:
11.5 x 14.6 x 2.4 mm
Iconography:
animal: lion; moon, crescent; head, of donkey
Divine Names & Voces:
sign, unidentified
Description: Transverse oval and flat. Yellow jasper. Intact. Previously part of the Guardabassi Collection.
A: Lion with the head of a donkey in the mouth. Above: a crescent. Below, Latin letters in mirror writing: LIF.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
SGGII, 113, Pe 24.
Vitellozzi 2010b, 425, no. 525
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CBd-4273. 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/4273 on 30-09-2023.
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