Talismans - Magical gem: Aphrodite anadyomene (A) αρρωριφρασις (B)

Magical gem: Aphrodite anadyomene (A) αρρωριφρασις (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-479

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 194, EA 56194

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 194 (EA 56194)

References:

Michel, BM, no. 79; Michel, DMG, no. 4.1.a_10

Material:

lapis lazuli (blue)

Dimensions:

14 x 10 x 3 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 four lines: αρρ|ωρι|φρασ|ισ → variant of αρρωριφρασις.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-479
Faraone 2011, 54, pls.12a-c.
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-479

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CBd-479. 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/479 on 09-03-2025.

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