Heliotrope gem: Female figure on fish-tailed centaur

PP-ID:

PP-4312

Classification:

gem, non-specified

Collection ID:

DE-München-Münzsammlung_2920

Collection:

München, Staatliche Münzsammlung

Collection Inventory:

2920 (A. 2366)

Reference Numbers:

Michel, DMG, no. 55.3.c_4; CBd, no. 4312

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

23.6 x 19.9 x 4.9 mm

Iconography:

female figure; unspecified long dress; mantle; moon, crescent; scepter, unspecified; birds (2); fish-tailed figure

Green and red jasper (heliotrope). Upright oval, both sides flat. (Shape 8). Intact.
Acquired through the antiquities trade in Istanbul.

Side A: Female figure in a long dress and mantle, head crowned with a crescent, standing on a centaur-like creature with the fin of a fish, who holds a small bird in the hand. The female figure holds a scepter in her right hand and a bird in her left hand.
Side B: Undecorated.