Steatite prism: Figures, Ἰάω, snake

PP-ID:

PP-2373

Classification:

prism; pendant

Collection ID:

US-Malibu-Getty_84.AN.1.87

Collection:

Malibu, The J. Paul Getty Museum

Collection Inventory:

84.AN.1.87

Reference Numbers:

Michel, DMG, no. 2.5.b_4; CBd, no. 2373

Former Collections:

Mezzacappa, Damon (1936–2015, New York)

Material:

stone, brown to black

Dimensions:

19.8 × 10 × 9.7 mm

Iconography:

unidentified figure; snake

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω

Black steatite pendant with a rectangular shape. Intact.

Side A: Figure with arms raised. (On parallel pieces, it is a female figure in a long dress with a modius on her head.)
Side B: ιαω → Ἰάω.
Side C: Snake crawling upwards, facing left.
Side D: Faded engraving of a figure, left arm raised.

J. Spier
w/ Phoinix-team

Selected bibliography
• Michel, DMG >>, 2.5.b_4.

Further resources on PP-2373
• The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection Online

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2025.08.29 10:30:01

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