Gem
Talisman
29-128-521
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-521 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Gnostic (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Date Made | 300-399 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Agate | Onyx |
| Technique | Intaglio | Cameo |
| Iconography | Inscription |
| Description | Sommerville: Agate-onyx. A magic or cabalistic Talisman of the fourth century. Persian and Sassanian Intaglios and Talismans, Case EE. Vermeule: Agate-Onyx. Intaglio. (Unmounted). Bust of a man to right., inscribed ( ), a palm and a T. Three starts in front of head. For an explanation and earlier references, see Sommerville. Gnostic? |
| Height | 1.5 cm |
| Width | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 521 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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