Talismans - Magical gem: Gorgoneion with seven sea-serpent protomes (A) Ouroboros (B)

Magical gem: Gorgoneion with seven sea-serpent protomes (A) Ouroboros (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-977

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,15

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 1986,5-1,15

References:

Michel, BM, no. 618

Former Collections:

Ogden Collection

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

19 x 4 mm

Dating:

17th–18th c. AD (Michel)

Iconography:

Gorgoneion; Ouroboros; uterus, octopus-like

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified

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A: Gorgoneion with seven large snakes coiling around the head, resembling an octopus-like uterus.
B: Enclosed within an Ouroboros, head to right at the top, letters in two lines: ζξε|πσυγ → unidentified voces.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-977
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=59650&partid=1&searchText=Michel+2001+618&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx&currentPage=1" target="_blank">The British Museum Collection database on CBd-977

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CBd-977. 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/977 on 16-05-2025.