Talismans - Magical gem: Walking lion (A) voces (B)

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Magical gem: Walking lion (A) voces (B)

CBd-Number:

CBd-652

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 197, ΕA 56197

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 197 (EA 56197)

References:

Michel, BM, no. 254; Michel, DMG, no. 37.A.1.a_6

Former Collections:

Burgon, Thomas

Material:

heliotrope

Dimensions:

13 x 17 x 4 mm

Dating:

3rd c. AD (Michel)

Iconography:

animal: lion; moon, crescent

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified

A: Lion striding to left. In the free field above the lion: a lying crescent.
B: Rest of an inscription in three lines: alphabetic letters or characteres|σωσιβι|[- -]εωζ[- -] → unidentified voces.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-652
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-652

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CBd-652. 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/652 on 09-03-2025.

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