Talismans - Magical gem: Animal-headed figure, Greek inscription

Magical gem: Animal-headed figure, Greek inscription

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CBd-Number:

CBd-835

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 126, EA 56126

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 126 (EA 56126)

References:

Michel, BM, no. 477; Michel, DMG, no. 32_2

Former Collections:

Praun and Mertens Collection; Eastwood, George

Material:

siltstone

Dimensions:

17 x 13 x 3 mm

Dating:

3rd–4th c. AD (Michel)

Iconography:

figure, with indistinct animal head

Logoi:

λερθεμεινω-logos

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A: Ibis- or snake-headed (?) composite creature, in profile to right. The body is constituted by two rounded notches, legs are human. In the free field to the right and left of the figure, inscription in seven lines: λε ρλ|υθ|θεμ|ειν ω|ριμ ψ||πεισιδα|ουθι → variant of λερθεμεινω-logos.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-835

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CBd-835. 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/835 on 09-03-2025.