Magical gem: Anguipes (A) Ἄβρασαξ (B)

PP-ID:

PP-2761

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection:

Milano, Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Lombardia

Collection Inventory:

St. 164968

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

20 × 15 × 3 mm

Date:

2nd century AD (E. Gagetti)

Iconography:

Anguipes, cock-headed; armour; shield with Ἰάω; whip; stars (7)

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἀβρασάξ; Ἰάω

Green and red jasper (heliotrope). Upright oval, both faces flat, with a trapezoid section. (Shape 8–9). Intact, save for minor chips around the edge. Found during excavations between 2005 and 2008 at Piazza Filippo Meda in Milan.

Side A: Frontal view of a cock-headed Anguipes in armour, head to left. Whip in the raised right hand, round shield, half hidden behind the body in the left hand. Two-line inscription on the shield: ιαω → Ἰάω. The figure is surrounded by seven stars.
Side B: Greek inscription in three lines: αβ|ρα|σα|ξ → Ἄβρασαξ.

Selected bibliography
• E. Gagetti, in Loreto–Provenzali 2023 >>, 93, no. 4.7.

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2026.07.17 11:15:21

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