Magical gem: Jackal-headed Anguipes
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CBd-Number:
CBd-638
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,46
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 1986,5-1,46
References:
Michel, BM, no. 240; Michel, DMG, no. 3.B.1.b_7
Former Collections:
Ogden Collection
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
20 x 16.5 x 3 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
weapon: armour; weapon: shield; whip; Anguipes, jackal-headed
A: Frontal view of jackal-headed Anguipes in armour, head to left. Left hand raised high and holding a whip, right hand beside the body and holding an oval shield, porpax visible. Inscription in the free field, under the legs: α, on the right side of the stone: γο.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-638
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-638
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-638
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-638
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CBd-638. 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/638 on 09-03-2025.
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