Talismans - Magical gem: Magna Mater, Danubian riders (A) θουριβηλ (B)

Magical gem: Magna Mater, Danubian riders (A) θουριβηλ (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-688

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 118, ΕA 56118

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 118 (ΕA 56118)

References:

Michel, BM, no. 302; Michel, DMG, no. 13_3

Former Collections:

Eastwood, George; Mertens-Schaaffhausen, Sibylle (Köln, 1797 – Rome, 1857); Rhodes, Gregory

Material:

jasper (colour unspecified)

Dimensions:

11 x 15 x 2 mm

Dating:

3rd c. AD (Michel)

Iconography:

Magna Mater; Danubian riders (2); gesture, lying; clothing: garment; clothing: cap, Phrygian; weapon: spear; snakes (2); figures, unidentified (2)

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified; Βήλ and variants

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A: Female figure in a long garment (Magna Mater), standing to front,

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and holding two horses, represented in profile, by the reins, each trampling figures lying with face down on the ground. Both riders wear Phrygian caps, and hold spears, behind them: snakes.
B: Inscription in two lines: θου|ριβηλ → vox including Βήλ.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-688
Zwierlein-Diehl 2010, 854.
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-688

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CBd-688. 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/688 on 09-03-2025.