Lapis lazuli gem: Isis lactans, Greek inscription (A) voces (B)

PP-ID:

PP-4307

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

DE-München-Münzsammlung_2914

Collection:

München, Staatliche Münzsammlung

Collection Inventory:

2914 (A. 2358)

Reference Numbers:

Michel, DMG, no. 30.5_2; CBd, no. 4307

Former Collections:

Rhoussopoulos, Athanasios (Athens) 1823–1898

Material:

lapis lazuli (blue)

Dimensions:

10.8 × 15.4 × 3.7 mm

Iconography:

Isis lactans; modius; uraei (2); unspecified long dress

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified; Ἀβρασάξ, variants

Lapis lazuli gem; upright oval, both sides flat. (Shape 8–9). Half of the stone broken off and missing, much abraded surface.
From the Rhoussopoulos Collection in Athens.

Side A: Isis lactans (Brandt: Isis-Nemesis) to right, her right hand bent in elbow and lifted towards her child. Her crown is either composed of a lotus flower (Brandt) or a modius flanked by uraei. The figure is encircled with Greek letters: [---]ημερα ν ευπο[---] → inscription including ἡμέρα 'day.'
Side B: Greek inscription with four lines remaining of the original: αναχ|αβρα|χαχχω|χα[---] → voces including a variant of Ἀβρασάξ/Ἀβραξάς.

Selected bibliography
• Brandt, AGD I >>, no. 2914.