Talismans - Magical gem: Helios in quadriga (A) winged Nike (B)

Magical gem: Helios in quadriga (A) winged Nike (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-467

ID-Number:

US-AA-KMA_1963.04.0016

Collection:

US_Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Inventory:

1963.04.0016

References:

Bonner, SMA D. 227; Michel, DMG, no. 22.4.a_3

Material:

haematite (black)

Dimensions:

30 x 25 x 4 mm

Iconography:

gesture, greeting; Nike; clothing: garment; clothing: mantle; clothing: tunic; wreath; whip; stars (6); rays (6); quadriga; Helios; plant: palm branches (2)

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἀβρασάξ; Μιχαήλ; Ῥαφαήλ and variants; Ῥαχαήλ; Σαβαήλ

A: Helios standing to front, head to left, in the quadriga. Left hand holding a whip behind the back, right hand stretched forward and raised in greeting, six rays around the head. He wears a long tunic and mantle. Around, six eight-pointed stars. Inscription around the edge: μιχαηλ σαβαη[λ ρ]αφαηλ → Μιχαήλ, Σαβαήλ, Ραφαήλ.
B: Winged Nike standing to front, head to left, wearing peplos and holding a wreath and a palm branch. Inscription around the figure: ραχαηλ|αβρασαξ → Ραχαήλ, Ἀβρασάξ. Palm branch at bottom.

Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-467
Michel, DMG, 22.4.a_3.
The Kelsey Museum Artifacts Database on CBd-467

A: See the photography by G. Kornbluth
B: See the photography by G. Kornbluth
(In: 'Abrasax gems' of Kornbluth Photography)

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CBd-467. 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/467 on 18-11-2024.