Reference for Avodah Zarah 103:17
אליבא דמאן אילימא אליבא דר"ע השתא היא גופה לא מיתסר' עד שתעבד משמשיה מיבעיא ואלא אליבא דרבי ישמעאל דאמר אסורה מיד
If I say it is according to R. Akiva, since the idol itself is not prohibited until it is worshipped do I even need to ask about its accessories? Rather [it is asked] according to R. Ishmael who said that [the idol of an
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