Bronze pendant: Holy Rider and Greek text (A) animals attacking the evil eye, voces (B)
Bronze, leaf-shaped amulet with a dedicated suspension loop at the top, inscribed on both sides. Minor damage on the left side, intact.
Side A: A crude engraving of the Holy Rider, nimbate, spearing a female demon trampled under the hooves of his horse. Below, a roaring lion. In the upper register, a semicircular Greek text: εισθε[.]σ[.]νικωντακακα → εἷς θε[ὸ]ς [ὁ] νικῶν τὰ κακά. ‘One God conquering evil.’
Side B: Greek inscription: ιαω|σαβαω → Ἰάω, Σαβαώ<θ>. ‘Iao, Sabaoth.' Below, an image of a ‘much-suffering eye’, attacked from above by a trident (center) and a pair of daggers (one on each side); from below, left to right by a lion, a bird (likely ibis), a scorpion, a snake, and another feline – possibly a cheetah or a spotted hyena. The dotted line on the skin is better executed and/or preserved on other amulets of this series.
J. Franek
w/ Phoinix-team, 2025
Selected bibliography
• Franek 2025 >>, no. 141.
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