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Heliotrope gem: Anguipes, Ἰάω (A) Ares, vocales (B)
PP-ID:
PP-1213
Classification:
Collection ID:
DE-Berlin-Ant_32.237,254
Collection Inventory:
32.237,254
Reference Numbers:
Weiss, Dressel, no. 672
Former Collections:
Dimensions:
15.1 × 11.3 × 2.6 mm

Both sides flat and upright oval.  (Shape 8–9). Green jasper with red spots (heliotrope), damaged at the lower left and right edges.

Side A: Frontal view of a cock-headed Anguipes in armour, head turned to the right. Right hand raised and holding a whip, left hand hidden behind an oval shield with a Greek inscription in three lines: χφ|γιιηαω|ιω → vocales. There are seven six-pointed stars around the shield. Greek inscription around the figure: ιηω ιαω ιαη ιεηιαουο ζ (retrograd) δ (upside down) ηηηζυσεμ → voces including Ἰάω and variant of Ἰάω.
Side B: On the left, a snake entwined mummy standing to right (based on close observation by Á. M. Nagy in 2025, pace Weiss: Ares). Greek inscription in seven lines: αεηιουω|εηιουω|ηιουω|ιουω|ουω||υω|ω → the Greek vowel series in pterygoma form.

Selected bibliography
Weiss 2007 >>321, no. 672.
Faraone 2012 >>. 31–32, no. 42.


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