Magical pendant in gold mount: Pseudo-script (A-B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-913
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,144
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 1986,5-1,144
References:
Michel, BM, no. 554; Spier, Gems, no. 955
Former Collections:
Ogden Collection
Material:
chalcedony, white to brown/grey
Dimensions:
24 x 17 x 6.5 mm
Dating:
4th–5th c. AD (Michel)
A: Pseudo-script or letters of a secret alphabet in twelve lines.
B: Pseudo-script or letters of a secret alphabet in eight lines.
Set in a late-antique gold mount.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-913
Spier, Gems on CBd-913
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=60520&partid=1&searchText=Michel+2001+554&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx¤tPage=1" target="_blank">The British Museum Collection database on CBd-913
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CBd-913. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
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