Gem
29-128-1433
Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
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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