Talismans - Magical scarab: Horse, Ἰάω (A) scarab (B)

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Magical scarab: Horse, Ἰάω (A) scarab (B)

CBd-Number:

CBd-933

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 93, EA 56093

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 93 (EA 56093)

References:

Michel, BM, no. 574

Former Collections:

Towneley Collection

Material:

chalcedony, white to brown/grey

Dimensions:

18 x 14 x 10 mm

Dating:

5th c. BC; 3rd c. AD (Michel)

Iconography:

animal: horse; scarab

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω

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Classical period gem reworked as a magical gem.
A: Horse in profile, galopping to left, with reins loose. Inscription at the top, on the two sides of the head: ιαω (later addition) → Ἰάω.
B: Profiled as a scarab.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-933
Boardman 2001, 292, Pl. 560.

Last modified: 2015-01-08 15:39:09

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CBd-933. 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/933 on 02-06-2023.

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