Talismans - Magical gem: Circle enclosing Greek inscription and characteres (A) Bird (B)

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Magical gem: Circle enclosing Greek inscription and characteres (A) Bird (B)

CBd-Number:

CBd-878

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 461, EA 56461

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 461 (EA 56461)

References:

Michel, BM, no. 520

Material:

carnelian (colour unspecified)

Dimensions:

17 x 21 x 4 mm

Dating:

modern (Michel)

Iconography:

Ouroboros; bird, unspecified; moon, crescent

Divine Names & Voces:

σεσεγγενβαρφαραγγης and variants

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A: Ouroboros-like circle enclosing a lying crescent at the top, with a character inside, an inscription in two lines: σεσνγεν|βερφαραννγησ → σεσεγγενβαρφαραγγης. Three lines of characteres.
B: Bird standing to left on a baseline.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-878
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-878

Last modified: 2014-10-24 13:48:24

Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/878

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CBd-878. 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/878 on 24-04-2025.

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