Object Number | 29-128-567 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Graeco-Roman | Gnostic (uncertain) |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Graeco-Roman Period |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Agate | Silver |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Inscription |
Description | Sommerville: Agate. Abraxas Intaglio Ring, with the sun, moon, stars, and inscription. A Cabalistic talisman of the third century. Abraxas, Gnostic Gems, Etc, Case HH. Vermeule: Agate. Intaglio. (Modern silver ring setting) Ten figures in various gestures of adoration around a star and the Greek letters. (reversed). Graeco-Roman, probably with "Gnostic" significance. |
Height | 1.4 cm |
Width | 1.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 567 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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