Bonner, SMA – PDF, 303.

or stork, snake, scorpion, spotted dog or leopard.

Bronze. Broad oval plaque with suspension loop, in this example long in proportion to the whole; 43 X 25.

Obv. Same design and inscription as preceding, but on a larger plaque, narrower in proportion to its height and with a shorter suspension loop.

Rev. Same design and inscription as last, letters narrower in proportion to height.

Bronze. Tall oval plaque, 61 X 30.

Seyrig 51

Obv. Same design and inscription; no significant variations.

Rev. Same inscription and design.

Bronze. Plaque oblong with rounded corners; 53 X 26, including loop.

Newell 50 is similar, but less distinct. All four of this group, Nos. 298–300 and Newell 50, agree even in such trivial details as the word division on the reverse and the use of two short strokes under the last line of the reverse inscription.

Obv. Rider with halo galloping to r. spearing prostrate figure crudely sketched. No lion below. In the inscription εἷς is indistinct, and κακά is omitted for lack of space.

Rev. Eye design. The eye is pierced by two long spears(?) that converge on the lid; between them, not in contact with the eye, a trident. The bodies of the lion and dog are elongated. No inscription.

Bronze. Oval plaque, broader at bottom, 43 X 24, including loop. Some corroded spots.

Seyrig 53

Obv. Rider as in foregoing numbers. No lion below. Inscription εἷς θεὸς ὁ vικov τὰ κ; the rest of the last word omitted. This side not shown.

Rev. At top, indistinct, εἷς θεός; under this, eye design with slight variations. The eye is pierced at the center of the lid by a dagger with rectangular guard (?), probably a misunderstanding of the trident in the pattern. The lion and the dog have changed places, and all the animals are elongated.

Bronze. Plaque oblong with rounded corners; 51 X 25, including loop.

University of Pennsylvania Museum 29.108.254

Obv. Rider design with no important variations. Inscription, εἷς θεὸς ὁ. vικ‹ῶv τ›ὰ κακ[, with letters omitted either by oversight or because of the crowded space.

Rev. The evil eye, here long and narrow, apparently with three pupils, pierced by five short pointed darts or nails, the two outside curved outward. Only four animals below, the snake being omitted.

Bronze. Oval plaque slightly broader at bottom, 45 X 22, including loop.

From the excavation at Beisan.

Obv. Rider design sketchily incised and partly obscured by corrosion; no significant variations. Inscription, εἷς θεὸς ὁ vικῶv τὰ κα[κά, the last letters omitted purposely, since there is room for them. This side not shown.

Rev. Large, long-legged bird, probably meant for an ostrich, standing to r. with bill open, about to attack a large spotted snake erect on its tail. Another, thinner, snake is between it and the bird, another, still smaller, behind the bird's legs. The bird is connected by a long upward-curving line with an altarlike structure behind. This line should probably be a straight or sagging cord, like that on the digestive amulets of the ibis and altar type. It can hardly be a plume growing from the back of the bird's head. The ostrich has nothing of the sort. Above, πιvω, probably for πειvῶ, “I am hungry.”

Bronze. Spade-shaped plaque, 51 X 35.

From a cast.

Obv. Rider with nimbus to r., spearing an indistinct figure on the ground.

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