Black steatite pentagonal prism: Figures, snake, Ἰάω

PP-ID:

PP-1767

Classification:

prism; pendant

Collection ID:

US-NY-ANS_Schwartz 16

Collection:

New York, American Numismatic Society

Collection Inventory:

Schwartz 16

Reference Numbers:

Schwartz–Schwartz, no. 16; Michel, DMG, no. 2.5.b_3; CBd, no. 1767

Material:

steatite, green to black

Iconography:

snake; unidentified figure; kilt/pteryges?

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω

Black steatite (soapstone) pendant with a pentagonal shape. Pierced lengthwise. The edge between sides A and B is heavily damaged.

Side A: Snake crawling upwards, facing right.
Side B: Figure with horizontal notches on the body, likely representing clothing (a kilt?).
Side C: Naked figure with raised arms.
Side D: ιαω → Ἰάω.
Side E: Figure with raised arms. (On parallel pieces, it is a female figure in a long dress with a modius on her head.)

Selected bibliography
• Schwartz–Schwartz 1979 >>, 166, no. 16; click here for the full-text excerpt.

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2026.01.09 19:03:31

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Credits After Schwartz–Schwartz 1979, pl. 35, no. 16

Notes Sides A–E and top view of PP-1767