Magical gem: Anguipes with sword
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CBd-Number:
CBd-612
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 581, EA 56528
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 581 (EA 56528)
References:
Michel, BM, no. 214; Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.4.a_2
Former Collections:
Gamlen, R. L. Esq
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
15 x 11 x 2.5 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; weapon: armour; weapon: shield; weapon: sword; whip
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω
A: Frontal view of cock-headed Anguipes, in armour, head to right. Right hand holding a whip, left hand hid behind a round shield, next to the right hip: a sword. Inscription scattered in the free field, beginning on the top right, beside the head of the figure: ιαω → Ἰάω.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-612
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-612
Last modified: 2021-03-08 18:14:01
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CBd-612. 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/612 on 23-01-2025.
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