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Magical gem: Greek inscription (A) uterus, voces (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-4274
Collection:
IT_Perugia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell'Umbria
Inventory:
1746
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Pe 25; Vitellozzi 2010b, no. 526
Former Collections:
Guardabassi, Mariano (1823–1880)
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
17.8 x 12 x 3.5 mm
Iconography:
uterus, in the form of a cupping vessel; key (4-bitted)
Divine Names & Voces:
ορωριουθ, variants; voces, unidentified

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Black haematite. Small part broken off on one side. Previously part of the Guardabassi Collection.

A: Greek inscription in six lines: ο̣ρ̟ορω|[ρ]ειουθσ|[.]ζενωρι|α̣νηνετ|[ε]κενδο|μιτια → ορω[ρ]ιουθ σ[ῶζε] Ζενώριαν ἣν ἔτ””κεν Δομιτία 'ορωριουθ save Zenobia whom Domitia bore.'
B: Uterus in the form of a cupping vessel with ligaments and a four-bitted key below. Greek inscription along the edge: περεικτωνσ̣[---]ε̣ιωθ̟ → unidentified voces.

Bibliography
SGGII, 113–114, Pe 25.
Vitellozzi 2010b, 426, no. 526

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CBd-4274. 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/4274 on 06-02-2025.

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