Talismans - Magical gem: Heracles throttling lion (A) κκκ ηηη (B)

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Magical gem: Heracles throttling lion (A) κκκ ηηη (B)

CBd-Number:

CBd-764

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,81

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 1986,5-1,81

References:

Michel, BM, no. 393; Michel, DMG, no. 23.1.a_18

Former Collections:

Ogden Collection

Material:

jasper, red

Dimensions:

18 x 13 x 3.5 mm

Dating:

3rd c. AD (Michel)

Iconography:

Heracles wrestling lion; weapon: club; animal: lion

Divine Names & Voces:

vocales; κκκ

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A: Nude figure of Heracles in profile to right, throttling the Nemean lion. Heracles lifts the animal up in the air, his club is behind him in the free field.
B: Inscription in two lines: κκκ|ηηη → voces including κκκ and vocales.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-764
Gordon 2011, 43, pl. 3.
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-764

Last modified: 2014-09-24 11:17:42

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CBd-764. 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/764 on 09-03-2025.

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