Yellow jasper gem: Scorpion

PP-ID:

PP-1691

Classification:

gem, non-specified

Collection ID:

DE_Kassel-HKH_Ge 191

Collection:

Kassel, Antikensammlung, Hessen Kassel Heritage

Collection Inventory:

Ge 191

Reference Numbers:

AGD III, no. Kassel 191; Michel 2001, no. 63; Michel, DMG, no. 51.1.b_4

Material:

jasper, yellow

Dimensions:

14.5 × 12.3 × 2.9 mm

Iconography:

scorpion

Yellow jasper gem. Upright oval, flat on both sides, polished. (Shape 8). Intact.

Side A: Scorpion in aerial view, moving to top.
Side B: Plain.

Selected bibliography
• Zazoff, AGD III >>, 246, no. 191.
• Michel 2001 >>, 66, no. 63; click here for the full-text excerpt.
• Michel, DMG >>, no. 51.1.b_4.

Further resources on PP-1691
• Hessen Kassel Heritage Online