Heliotrope gem: Ass-headed figure with vessel (A) voces (B)

PP-ID:

PP-4308

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

DE-München-Münzsammlung_2915

Collection:

München, Staatliche Münzsammlung

Collection Inventory:

2915

Reference Numbers:

Michel, DMG, no. 26.2.c_1; CBd, no. 4308

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

30.5 × 18 × 5 mm

Iconography:

donkey-headed figure; armour; sword; palm branch; krater; star; moon, crescent

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified

Dark green jasper gem with yellow flecks; side A upright oval and flat, side B transverse oval and lightly convex. (Shape 7). Chipped on the edges, side A abraded.

Side A: Ass-headed figure in armour, his legs hidden behind or inside a large vessel with two handles. There is a sword in the right hand of the figure, and a large palm branch in the left hand. Traces of an eight-pointed star and a crescent open to top are visible on the left in the free field.
Side B: Two lines of Greek inscription: αζαζ|αραθ → unidentified voces.