Magical gem: Aphrodite anadyomene (A) αρωριφρασις (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-478
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,141
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 1986,5-1,141
References:
Michel, BM, no. 78; Michel, DMG, no. 4.1.a_9
Former Collections:
Ogden Collection
Material:
lapis lazuli (blue)
Dimensions:
12 x 9.5 x 2 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
Aphrodite anadyomene
Divine Names & Voces:
αρρωριφρασις and variants
A: Aphrodite standing to front, nude, wringing out her hair.
B: Inscription in two lines: αρωρι|φρασισ → variant of αρρωριφρασις.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-478
Faraone 2011, 54, pls. 11a-c.
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-478
B: Inscription in two lines: αρωρι|φρασισ → variant of αρρωριφρασις.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-478
Faraone 2011, 54, pls. 11a-c.
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-478
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CBd-478. 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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