Magical gem: Voces, characteres, Ouroboros (A) αιαναγβα-logos (B) vocales (C)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4277
Collection:
IT_Perugia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell'Umbria
Inventory:
1741
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Pe 28; Vitellozzi 2010b, no. 529
Former Collections:
Guardabassi, Mariano (1823–1880)
Material:
agate, yellow to orange
Dimensions:
17.8 x 21.9 x 5.4 mm
Iconography:
Ouroboros
Divine Names & Voces:
vocales; voces, unidentified
Logoi:
αιαναγβα-logos and variants
Description: Transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Yellowish agate. Small chip on the edge. Previously part of the Guardabassi Collection.
A: Ouroboros enclosing two lines of Greek inscription running along the body, with characteres in the middle: ω̣ευεσκωαυσπηωνωπωτω|ωκηιραωνιλω. → unidentified voces. Around the Ouroboros: ιψεθλνχω[---]ουνχουχεωχ → unidentified voces.
B: Greek inscription in four lines: αιαναχ|αμοραχθι|σαλαμαξα|βαμεαξα → variant of αιαναγβα-logos.
C: Greek inscription on the edge: ιαιεηιουωηιε → vocales.
Bibliography
SGGII, 115, Pe 28.
Vitellozzi 2010b, 428–429, no. 529
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CBd-4277. 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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