Haematite gem: Lion-headed figure with tabula (A) Ἀβρασάξ (B)

PP-ID:

PP-1710

Collection ID:

DE-Hamburg-Skoluda_ M035

Collection:

Hamburg, Skoluda Collection

Collection Inventory:

M035

Reference Numbers:

Michel 2001, no. 95; Michel, DMG, no. 41.6.e_2; CBd, no. 1710

Material:

haematite (black)

Dimensions:

38 × 13.3 × 3.8 mm

Date:

3rd–4th c. AD (Michel)

Iconography:

lion-headed figure; armour; shoes: boots; tabula

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἀβρασάξ; Ἰάω

Haematite gem; polished. Both faces upright oval, flat, edge rounded. (Shape 8c–9c). Chipped at the top.

Side A: Double-winged lion-headed figure, half kneeling, head turned towards the left. Both arms held high and holding a tabula inscribed in on line: ιαω → Ἰάω. Clad in armour and boots, the chest is decorated with X-shaped straps, a tail is visible on the right.
Side B: One line of vertical inscription: αβρασαξ → Ἀβρασάξ.

Description based on close observation of the piece by Á. M. Nagy, 2025

Selected bibliography
• Michel 2001 >>, 89, no. 95; click here for a full-text excerpt.
• Michel, DMG >>, no. 41.6.e_2.

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2025.09.09 17:33:23

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