Magical gem: Scarab with characteres and voces
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CBd-Number:
CBd-501
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 491, EA 56491
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 491 (EA 56491)
References:
Michel, BM, no. 101; Michel, DMG, no. 50.1.a_8
Material:
heliotrope
Dimensions:
16 x 13 x 3.5 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
scarab
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified
A: Scarab. Around, at the top: characteres, below: inscription in three lines:
ιαιδαθιανν|[.]ηφιδιωκνη|ιιωι → unidentified voces. The gem was made smaller, at a later date, part of the letters were polished off.
B: Plain.
Bibliography:
Michel, BM on CBd-501
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-501
Last modified: 2020-12-29 20:46:46
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CBd-501. 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/501 on 09-03-2025.
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