Magical gem: ἰχθῦς, characteres
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4283
Collection:
IT_Perugia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell'Umbria
Inventory:
1745
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Pe 34; Vitellozzi 2010b, no. 533
Former Collections:
Guardabassi, Mariano (1823–1880)
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
16.4 x 12 x 2.2 mm
Description: Transverse oval, flat. Red and green jasper (heliotrope). Intact. Previously part of the Guardabassi Collection.
A: π⳩θυσ → variant of ἰχθῦς followed by two lines of characteres.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
SGGII, 118, Pe 34.
Vitellozzi 2010b, 432, no. 533.
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CBd-4283. 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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