Gem
Serpentine
Intaglio
29-128-566
Location: On Display in the Rome Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-566 |
| Current Location | Rome Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Roman | Gnostic |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Late Antique Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Serpentine |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Cock-Head God | Inscription |
| Description | Sommerville: Serpentine. Intaglio. Abraxas, with inscription. Abraxas, Gnostic Gems, Etc, Case HH. Vermeule: Oval shaped serpentine intaglio. (Unmounted). A terminal figure flanked by a palm tree and a representation of the cock-headed god, his body terminating in a fish tail. Sun and moon above, stars in the field, a landscape and "meaningless" (magical) greek letters below. 1956 Exhibition #315. |
| Height | 0.71 cm |
| Width | 0.54 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 566 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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