Sardonyx gem: Pantheos (A) Greek inscription (B)

PP-ID:

PP-5011

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

DE_Kassel-HKH_Ge 176

Collection:

Kassel, Antikensammlung, Hessen Kassel Heritage

Collection Inventory:

Ge 176

Reference Numbers:

Capello 1702, no. 27; AGD III, no. Kassel 176; Michel, DMG, no. 41.4.a_2

Former Collections:

Patin, Charles (Paris, 1633 – Padua, 1693); Capello, Antonio (Venice, 1652–1729); Karl, Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel (Kassel, 1654–1730)

Material:

sardonyx

Dimensions:

18.5 × 15 × 2 mm

Iconography:

Pantheos; polymorphic deity; tail, with snake-head; modius; scepters (2); scepter, unspecified

Divine Names & Voces:

sign, unidentified

Sardonyx gem. Upright oval. Side A is flat, side B is slightly convex; highly polished. (Shape 7). Intact.

Side A: Four-winged Pantheos with two heads facing left and right, crowned with the same modius. The figure holds a staff in both arms, a snake-like tail projects towards the left. Blurred letters or signs on the right side.
Side B: Blurred letters and signs scattered across the entire image field.

Selected bibliography
• Capello 1702 >>, pl. 6, no. 27 (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Montfaucon 1719 >>, vol. 2,2, 378, pl. 175E (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Zazoff, AGD III >>, 242, no. 176.
• Michel, DMG >>, no. 41.4.a_2.

Further resources on PP-5011
• Hessen Kassel Heritage Online
• Antiquitatum Thesaurus