Magical gem: Anguipes, scroll
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CBd-Number:
CBd-608
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 55, ΕA 56055
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 55 (ΕA 56055)
References:
Michel, BM, no. 210; Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.2.i_1
Material:
heliotrope
Dimensions:
13 x 10 x 2 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; weapon: armour?; weapon: shield; whip; rays (5); scroll?; clothing: mantle
A: Frontal view of cock-headed Anguipes in mantle and armour (?). Head to left, around it: five rays. Round shield held close to the body in the right hand, porpax visible, whip held in the left hand. Below the figure a scroll (?).
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-608
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-608
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CBd-608. 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/608 on 23-01-2025.
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