Swivel Ring
Gem
29-128-2137
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2137 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Gnostic | Egyptian |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Date Made | 100-400 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Jade | Gold |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Serpent | Inscription | Chnoubis |
| Description | This ringstone bears the name of the Egyptian Gnostic solar god Chnoubis, a lion-headed serpent. Rev: 3 lines, inscription above and below. XNOY/MIC. "Gnostic" (Modern Gilt Swiveled Ring Setting) |
| Height | 0.8 cm |
| Width | 1.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2137 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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