Agate gem: Signs, including arrow, crescent, star

PP-ID:

PP-5027

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

DE_Kassel-HKH_Ge 198

Collection:

Kassel, Antikensammlung, Hessen Kassel Heritage

Collection Inventory:

Ge 198

Reference Numbers:

Capello 1702, no. 173; AGD III, no. Kassel 198

Former Collections:

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

Material:

moss agate (white and green)

Dimensions:

1.1 × 9.7 × 2.8 mm

Iconography:

arrow; star; moon, crescent

Divine Names & Voces:

sign, unidentified

Moss agate gem. Transverse oval. Side A convex, side B flat. (Shape 6). Well polished. Intact.

Side A: Signs across the field, including an arrow pointing towards a crescent moon and an eight-pointed star above the arrow.
Side B: Undecorated.

Selected bibliography
• Capello 1702 >>, pl. 29, no. 173 (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Zazoff, AGD III >>, 248, no. 198.

Further resources on PP-5027
• Hessen Kassel Heritage Online
• Antiquitatum Thesaurus