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Magical gem in an ancient silver ring: Anguipes
CBd-Number:
CBd-4322
ID-Number:
FR-Lyon-MBA_A 1524
Collection:
FR_Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts
Inventory:
A 1524
Former Collections:
Artaud, François (1767–1838)
Material:
jasper, green and red; silver
Dimensions:
22.5 x 20.5 x 11.5 mm
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; weapon: armour; weapon: shield; whip; star

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8. Dark green jasper with red flecks (heliotrope). Mounted in an ancient silver ring. Purchased from the collection of François Artaud in 1835.

A: Cock-headed Anguipes in armour, holding a whip in the right hand and a shield in the left hand. Below: an eight-pointed star.
B: No information.

Last modified: 2019-09-29 05:04:20
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CITE THIS PAGE
CBd-4322. 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/4322 on 10-02-2025.

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