Rock crystal gem: Lion-headed figure, Ἀβρασάξ (A) σισισρω-logos (B)

PP-ID:

PP-2689

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

DE-München-Münzsammlung_s.n.

Collection:

München, Staatliche Münzsammlung

Reference Numbers:

CBd, no. 2689

Former Collections:

Beckenbauer, Egon (Munich)

Material:

rock crystal

Dimensions:

27.3 × 22 × 8 mm

Iconography:

lion-headed figure; mantle; kilt; shoes: boots; whip; nimbus; rays (7); rays, double; greeting gesture

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἀβρασάξ

Logoi:

σισισρω-logos

Upright oval rock crystal gem, both sides convex, lentoid. (Shape 1). Intact.

Side A: A lion-headed figure wearing kilt and boots, and a mantle draped around his shoulder, his head adorned with a nimbus and seven double rays. Engraving between the first two sets of rays: perhaps an alpha (?). The figure holds a shield, decorated with a cross, and a whip in his left hand, while his right hand is raised in a gesture of greeting. To the left of the figure, two lines of Greek inscription: αβρα|σαξ → Ἀβρασάξ.
B: Four lines of Greek inscription: σισισρωσι|σιφερμου|χνουωρ|αβρασαξ → σισισρω-logos.

Selected bibliography
• Ehling 2014 >>.
• Spier 2025 >>, 113, no. 10.