Brown sard gem: Characteres enclosed in Ouroboros (A) vocales (B)

PP-ID:

PP-1719

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

DE_Kassel-HKH_Ge 204

Collection:

Kassel, Antikensammlung, Hessen Kassel Heritage

Collection Inventory:

Ge 204

Reference Numbers:

Capello 1702, no. 159; AGD III, no. Kassel 204; Michel 2001, no. 104; Michel, DMG, no. 28.13.a_12

Former Collections:

Patin, Charles (Paris, 1633 – Padua, 1693); Capello, Antonio (Venice, 1652–1729); Karl, Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel (Kassel, 1654–1730)

Material:

sard (brown)

Dimensions:

16.1 × 12.4 × 4.4 mm

Iconography:

Ouroboros

Divine Names & Voces:

vocales

Brown sard gem. Transverse oval, both faces slightly convex, trapezoid section. (Shape 4). Intact, save for minor chipping at the edge.

Side A: Characteres enclosed within an Ouroboros.
Side B: Inscription in two lines: ιαηιεηι|ουωηιη → vocales.

Selected bibliography
• Capello 1702 >>, pl. 26, no. 159 (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Montfaucon 1719 >>, vol. 2,2, 369, pl. 166C (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Zazoff, AGD III >>, 250–251, no. 204.
• Michel 2001 >>, 94, no. 104; click here for the full-text excerpt.
• Michel, DMG >>, no. 28.13.a_12.