Talismans - Magical gem: Ouroboros enclosing pseudo-script, logos (A) logos (B)

Magical gem: Ouroboros enclosing pseudo-script, logos (A) logos (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-859

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,142

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 1986,5-1,142

References:

Michel, BM, no. 501

Former Collections:

Ogden Collection

Material:

chalcedony, white to brown/grey

Dimensions:

24 x 37 x 6.5 mm

Dating:

ancient/modern? (Michel)

Iconography:

Ouroboros

Divine Names & Voces:

vocales; Ἀκραμμαχαμαρεί and variants; Ἀβλαναθαναλβα, variants; Ἀδωναΐ, variants

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A: Inscription in three lines, enclosed by an Ouroboros, head to left. The inscription consists of imitation Greek and Hebrew elements, partly in mirror writing, and characteres.
Inscription around: [- - - -]αχαναθναλβιεσσεβισβανουοχααφωνησυμηρεα → voces including variant of Ἀβλαναθαναλβα.
B: Upside down inscription in the upper segment: ιαια[- - - - -]αιωναι[- - - -]οουλαβε[- - - -] → voces including vocales, variant of Ἀδωναΐ.
Inscription around: ακραμμαχαμαααραυωσ[- - - - -] → voces including variant of Ἀκραμμαχαμαρεί.
Post-antique.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-859
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-859

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CBd-859. 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/859 on 08-02-2023.