Total:
3571 / 3605 object(s)
Magical gem: Nike (A) voces (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4432
ID-Number:
Southesk, N 31
Collection:
Int_Whereabouts unknown
Inventory:
N 31
Former Collections:
Southesk, James Carnegie, Earl of (1827–1905)
Material:
onyx (banded); agate, white
Dimensions:
6.5 x 4 mm
Iconography:
Nike; clothing: garment; altar; object, unidentified; diadem
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω; Ἀβρασάξ; Σαβαώθ, variants
Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, flat. White banded onyx-agate. Mounted in a silver setting.
A: Nike in a long garment, wearing a diadem and placing an offering on an altar.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: ιαωσαβα|ωαβρασ|αξ → Ἰάω, Σαβαώ, Ἀβρασάξ.
Bibliography
Southesk 1908, 158, pl. 15, no. N 31.
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CBd-4432. 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/4432 on 10-02-2025.
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