Talismans - Magical(?) gem: Gryllos with kerykeion

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Magical(?) gem: Gryllos with kerykeion

CBd-Number:

CBd-725

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,89

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 1986,5-1,89

References:

Michel, BM, no. 348; Michel, DMG, no. 55.3.d_5

Former Collections:

Ogden Collection

Material:

jasper, red

Dimensions:

15.7 x 13 x 3.8 mm

Dating:

3rd c. AD (Michel)

Iconography:

gryllos; kerykeion

A: Gryllos striding in profile, to left. The creature's body is constituted by cock’s legs, a horse’s head and a bearded mask, the tail ends in a kerykeion. Inscription in the free field, from left to right, in mirror writing: ωιρων → Orion? (S. Michel)
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-725
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-725

Last modified: 2014-09-22 11:41:20

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CBd-725. 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/725 on 09-03-2025.

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