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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