Bronze pendant: Holy Rider, Greek text (A) ibis and snake, πινω (B)
Bronze, leaf-shaped amulet with a dedicated suspension loop at the top, inscribed on both sides. Intact, with a worn surface.
Side A: An engraving of the Holy Rider, nimbate, spearing a female demon trampled under the hooves of his horse. In the upper register, a semicircular Greek text: εισθεοσονικωντακα̣[..] → εἷς θεὸς ὁ νικῶν τὰ κα[κά]. ‘One God conquering evil’.
Side B: At the top, Greek text: πινω → πίνω. ‘I drink’. Below, an engraving of a bird (ibis?) with a snake in its beak; to the left, a schematic representation of an altar with three protruding dashes at the top. The bird is bound to the altar by a leash, running from the central element of the tabula ansata-like structure to the bird’s head.
J. Franek
w/ Phoinix-team, 2025
Selected bibliography
• Franek 2025 >>, no. 191.
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