Magical gem: Isis standing on a crocodile, Greek inscription
CBd-Number CBd-3240
ID-Number Fr-BnF-CdM_Blanchet.53 Collection FR_Paris, Cabinet des
Médailles Inventory Blanchet.53
References
Bonner, SMA D. 12;
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no.
209; Michel, DMG, no.
30.5_7; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 86
Former Collections
Blanchet, Jules-Adrien (1866–1957)
Material jasper, green to black Dimensions 18 x 13 x 2.5 mm
Iconography
Isis; clothing: garment;
object, unidentified; vessel:
situla; scepter, unspecified;
animal: crocodile; stars (2);
crown, double feathers Divine Names &
Voces Σάραπις
Credits: Photo: A. Mastrocinque
Rights: © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles
Description: Upright oval, flat. Green jasper. Shape 8. Chipped along the edge.
A: Isis standing on a crocodile, facing right, wearing a long garment, her head topped with a crown of double feathers, holding an object in her right hand and a situla and a scepter in her left hand.
There is a star on each side of the figure. Inscription all around, beginning at the top right:
παντανεικαοσαραπισ → πάντα νικᾷ ὁ Σάραπις 'Sarapis overcomes all'.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 209.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3240
The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3240
Last modified: 2019-07-06 17:21:37
