Jasper gem: Voces in Ouroboros (A) Φρῆ (B)
PP-ID:
PP-5033
Classification:
Collection ID:
DE_Kassel-HKH_Ge 208
Collection:
Collection Inventory:
Ge 208
Reference Numbers:
Capello 1702, no. 24; AGD III, no. Kassel 208
Former Collections:
Material:
Dimensions:
23.6 × 19 × 2.6 mm
Iconography:
Divine Names & Voces:
Dark green jasper gem. Transverse oval; side A flat, side B convex. 
Side A: Ouroboros, with head at top to left, enclosing a Greek inscription in three lines: Rιωχ|λ[..]ω|ω → unidentified vox.
Side B: Greek inscription: φρην → variant of Φρῆ.
Selected bibliography
• Capello 1702 >>, pl. 5, no. 24 (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Montfaucon 1719 >>, vol. 2,2, 369, pl. 165B (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Zazoff, AGD III >>, 251, no. 208.
Further resources on PP-5033
• Hessen Kassel Heritage Online
• Antiquitatum Thesaurus
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2026.07.30 17:03:15
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