Green jasper gem: Anguipes

PP-ID:

PP-4992

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

DE_Kassel_Ge 131

Collection:

Kassel, Antikensammlung, Hessen Kassel Heritage

Collection Inventory:

Ge 131

Reference Numbers:

AGD III, no. Kassel 131; Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.1.b_20

Former Collections:

Schmidt von Rossau, Frédéric-Samuel (1737–1796)

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

14.7 × 12 × 2 mm

Iconography:

Anguipes, cock-headed; shield with Ἰάω; whip; armour?

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω

Upright oval, both sides flat, shape 8. Intact, the surface is worn, especially in the lower right part of the obverse.

Side A: Roughly engraved cock-headed Anguipes in armour (?). There is a whip in the raised right hand, the left hand is hidden behind an oval shield, which is inscribed in two lines: ια|ω → Ἰάω.
Side B: Plain.

Selected bibliography
• Zazoff, AGD III >>, 228, no. 131.

Further resources on PP-4492
• Hessen Kassel Heritage Online

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2025.11.14 16:46:19

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