Gem

29-128-1433

Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1433
Current Location Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display
Culture Gnostic
Provenience Mediterranean
Date Made 100-450 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sard
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Serpent | Inscription | Chnoubis
Description

Sommerville: Pale Sard. Intaglio. Inscription on both sides. Abraxas, Case AAAAA.

Vermeule: Pale Sard. Intaglio. (Unmounted) Inscription on both sides. Obv: A serpent with tail in mouth. For inscription and interpretations see Sommerville... "Gnostic"

Height 1.7 cm
Width 2.1 cm
Depth 0.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1433 - Sommerville Gem Number

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