Gem
Amulet
29-128-1434
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-1434 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Gnostic |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Basalt |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Ibis | Altar | Inscription |
Description | Sommerville: Black Basalt? Abraxas Amulet, inscription on both sides. Abraxas, Case AAAAA. Vermeule: Black Basalt? Intaglio. (Unmounted) Heart-shaped Amulet. Inscription on both sides. Obv: Ibis with an altar, the latter surmounted by sacrificial implements. Rev: See Sommerville. Symbol of Cherubic below reverse inscription. "Gnostic" |
Height | 1.8 cm |
Width | 2.7 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1434 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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