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3583 / 3605 object(s)
Magical gem: Characteres in Ouroboros (A) vocales (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4458
ID-Number:
Southesk, N 86
Collection:
Int_Whereabouts unknown
Inventory:
N 86
Former Collections:
Southesk, James Carnegie, Earl of (1827–1905); Alischan, Constantinople
Material:
sard (brown)
Dimensions:
5 x 4.5 mm
Iconography:
Ouroboros; star
Divine Names & Voces:
vocales
Description: Transverse oval. Sard, set in a gold swivel. "Constantinople, Alischan: 1878".
A: Ouroboros encircling three characteres: an eight-pointed star and two Z-signs (one barred).
B: Inscribed in three lines: ιαηι|εηεουωηιη|ιαηωυωηιη → vocales.
Bibliography
Southesk 1908, 196, N 86.
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CBd-4458. 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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