Haematite gem: Female figure holding ears of grain, Greek inscription (A) Θεονόη (B)

PP-ID:

PP-5014

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

DE_Kassel-HKH_Ge 182

Collection:

Kassel, Antikensammlung, Hessen Kassel Heritage

Collection Inventory:

Ge 182

Reference Numbers:

Capello 1702, no. 13; AGD III, no. Kassel 182; Michel, DMG, no. 30.6.f_2

Former Collections:

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

Material:

haematite (black)

Dimensions:

13.5 × 10.8 × 3.5 mm

Iconography:

female figure; stalk of grain; pedestal; unspecified long dress

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified

Haematite gem. Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, trapezoid section, flat on both sides. (Shape 8–9). Minor damage on the edge. Polished.

Side A: Female figure standing on a baseline or pedestal in a long dress, turning her head to the right. She places her right hand on her hip, in her outstretched left hand, she holds ears of grain. Greek inscription on the two sides: σθενε υουστε → unidentified voces.
Side B: Two signs (letters?), below Greek inscription: θεονοη → Θεονόη.

Selected bibliography
• Capello 1702 >>, pl. 3, no. 13 (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Montfaucon 1719 >>, vol. 2,2, 378, pl. 175C (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Zazoff, AGD III >>, 243, no. 182.
• Michel, DMG >>, no. 30.6.f_2.

Further resources on PP-5014
• Hessen Kassel Heritage Online
• Antiquitatum Thesaurus