Talismans - Magical gem: Goddess holding branch (A) characteres (B)

Magical gem: Goddess holding branch (A) characteres (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-845

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 331, EA 56331

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 331 (EA 56331)

References:

Michel, BM, no. 487; Michel, DMG, no. 30.6.f_3

Former Collections:

Chester, Greville John (1830–1892)

Material:

haematite (black)

Dimensions:

12 x 10 x 4.5 mm

Dating:

3rd c. AD (Michel)

Iconography:

figure, female; plant: branch; object, unidentified; clothing, unspecified

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified

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A: Goddess standing to front, head to right, on a short baseline, wearing a long robe. Right hand slightly outstretched and holding an unidentified object, left hand lowered beside the body, and holding a branch. Inscription around the edge, beginning at bottom left: θενεθεσθοασοι → unidentified voces.
B: Characteres or letters of a secret alphabet in one line.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-845
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-845

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CBd-845. 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/845 on 16-09-2024.