Magical gem: Solomon spearing Lilith (A) σφραγὶς θεοῦ (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-795
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 476, EA 56476
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 476 (EA 56476)
References:
Michel, BM, no. 437; Michel, DMG, no. 44.1.b_11
Former Collections:
Wellings, H. Esq.
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
15 x 12 x 2 mm
Dating:
4th c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
animal: horse; object, unidentified; weapon: spear; Solomon; shoes, unspecified; Lilith; gesture, defensive; crown?; clothing: tunic; clothing: mantle; gesture, lying
Divine Names & Voces:
Σολομών
A: Rider on a rearing horse to right (Solomon). He is wearing shoes, tunic, mantle, and crown (?), stabbing a woman lying on the earth with a spear held in his right hand. The woman has long hair and is raising both her hands in a defensive gesture (Lilith). Rest of an inscription around, beginning above the tail of the horse: : [- - -]μ[.]ν →[Σολο]μ[ώ]ν.
B: Inscription in three lines: σφρα|γισθε|ου → σφραγὶς θεοῦ. 'Seal of God.' In the third line on the left, an unidentified object (a scroll?)
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-795
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CBd-795. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
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