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

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

CBd-Number:

CBd-765

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,82

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 1986,5-1,82

References:

Michel, BM, no. 394; Michel, DMG, no. 23.1.a_9

Former Collections:

Ogden Collection

Material:

jasper, red

Dimensions:

19 x 15 x 3 mm

Dating:

ancient/modern? (Michel)

Iconography:

Heracles wrestling lion; weapon: club; animal: lion

Divine Names & Voces:

κκκ

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A: Nude figure of Heracles, in profile to left, throttling the Nemean lion, which stands on its hindlegs. His club rests in the free field behind him, on the right.
B: Horizontal inscription in one line: κκκ.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-765
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-765

Last modified: 2014-09-24 11:17:58

Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/765

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CBd-765. 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/765 on 09-03-2025.

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