Heliotrope gem: Eagle and snake (A) voces (A-B)

PP-ID:

PP-1750

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

DE_Kassel-HKH_Ge 199

Collection:

Kassel, Antikensammlung, Hessen Kassel Heritage

Collection Inventory:

Ge 199

Reference Numbers:

Capello 1702, no. 143; AGD III, no. Kassel 199; Michel 2001, no. 143; Michel, DMG, no. 1.1.b_1

Former Collections:

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

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

20.4 × 15.1 × 2.5 mm

Iconography:

eagle; snake

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified

Dark green and red jasper (heliotrope). Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat, trapezoid section. (Shape 8–9). Chipped at the edge.

Side A: Upright snake facing an eagle with outstretched wings that stands upon the tail of the snake. Greek inscription below, in two lines: κακασ|βευσ → unidentified vox.
Side B: Greek inscription in four lines: αβρμ|μαχριερ|σευσδιαν|τω → unidentified voces.

Selected bibliography
• Capello 1702 >>, pl. 23, no. 143 (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Montfaucon 1719 >>, vol. 2,2, 376, pl. 173A (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Zazoff, AGD III >>, 249, no. 199.
• Michel 2001 >>, 123, no. 143.; click here for the full-text excerpt.
• Michel, DMG >>, no. 1.1.b_1.