Magical gem: Rider spearing the evil (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-806
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,13
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 1986,5-1,13
References:
Michel, BM, no. 448; Michel, DMG, no. 44.2.c
Former Collections:
Ogden Collection
Dimensions:
44.5 x 13 x 3.5 mm
Dating:
3rd–4th c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
gesture, defensive; Lilith; rays; figure, winged; star; gesture, lying
A: Fragment. Rest of a rider and a figure lying on the ground. From the rider, to right, only the rayed head, the left arm and the left leg remain. He points his spear at a human-headed winged figure with horse’s hoofs. Below, a second spear’s tip pointing at the nude figure lying on the ground, with long hair and raising her right hand in a defensive gesture. In the free field in front of the rider, an eight-pointed star. Above, fragment of an inscription: ωθε.
B: Fragment of an inscription in four lines: απ[- -]|τω[- -]|σν[- -]|ον[- -] (S. Michel); απ[- -]|τω[- -]|oν[- -]|ον[- -] (drawing).
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-806
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-806
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CBd-806. 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/806 on 11-12-2023.
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