Talismans - Magical gem: Eagle-headed figure on tabula ansata

Magical gem: Eagle-headed figure on tabula ansata

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CBd-Number:

CBd-836

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 152, EA 56152

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 152 (EA 56152)

References:

Michel, BM, no. 478; Michel, DMG, no. 32_3

Former Collections:

Praun and Mertens Collection; Eastwood, George

Dimensions:

14 x 9 x 3 mm

Dating:

3/4th c. AD (Michel)

Iconography:

figure, eagle-headed; tabula ansata

Logoi:

λερθεμεινω-logos

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A: Eagle-headed composite creature, in profile to right. Legs are human, and stand upon a tabula ansata, enclosing the inscription belonging to the inscription around: ριμψ. Inscription around, beginning at top left: αυσ|δερθεμινω|πισιδαυθβ → variant of .
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-836
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-836

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CBd-836. 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/836 on 09-03-2025.