Gem design: Anguipes with Ἰάω

PP-ID:

PP-2734

Classification:

amulet design; gem, magical

Collection ID:

Ad_Chifletius–Macarius_II 10

Collection Inventory:

Chifletius–Macarius_II 10

Reference Numbers:

Chifletius–Macarius, no. II 10; Mastrocinque, SGG I, 278, no. 209; CBd, no. 2734

Former Collections:

Le Cointe, Thomas

Material:

jasper (colour unspecified)

Iconography:

Anguipes, cock-headed; armour; shield; whip

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω

Upright oval, "jasper". Goorle 1695 shows the piece as round.

Side A: Cock-headed Anguipes in armour, standing in frontal view, head turned to the right. There is a round shield in the figure's right hand, and a whip in his left hand, both arms are bent in the elbow. Greek inscription around the figure to be read counterclockwise from the right foot: ιαω → Ἰάω.
Side B: No information.

Selected bibliography
• Chifletius–Macarius, Abraxas >>, II 10 (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Montfaucon 1719 >>, vol. 2,2, pl. 145I (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Goorle 1695 >>, vol. 2, no. 332 (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• SGG I >>, no. 209 (with earlier literature).

Further resources on PP-2734
• Antiquitatum Thesaurus