Red jasper gem: Sarapis, Eros, Nemesis (A) Greek inscription (B)

PP-ID:

PP-4310

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

DE-München-Münzsammlung_2918

Collection:

München, Staatliche Münzsammlung

Collection Inventory:

2918 (A. 2364)

Reference Numbers:

Michel, DMG, no. 45.4.a_2; CBd, no. 4310

Material:

jasper, red

Dimensions:

20.3 × 16.9 × 2.5 mm

Iconography:

Sarapis; modius; mantle; scepter, unspecified; throne; Cerberus; Eros; torch, inverted; Nemesis; unspecified long dress; wheel

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified

Red jasper gem; both sides flat and transverse oval. (Shape 8–9). Edge on B slightly chipped above the inscription.
Acquired through the antiquities trade in Rome.

Side A: Sarapis is enthroned on the left, clad in a long mantle, his head crowned with the modius. He supports a tall sceptre in his right hand. Three-headed Cerberus sits in front of his throne, facing the standing figure of Eros in the centre, who leans on an inverted torch (Brandt: club). The scene is closed on the right with the winged figure of Nemesis in a long dress, her right hand lifting her clothes. Small wheel at her feet.
Side B: Three lines of Greek inscription: πιρβοησ|ροοδυε|μεμνησο → unidentified voces.