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Gem
| Object Number: | 29-128-561 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Gnostic (uncertain) |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Basalt |
| Technique: | Intaglio |
| Iconography: | Anubis Inscription |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 561 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Sommerville: Basalt. Anubis. An amulet engraved on both sides and inscribed with abraxas characters, unintelligible.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Magic in the Ancient World (16 Apr 2016 - 30 Apr 2017) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Sommerville, Maxwell. 1889. Engraved Gems: Their History and an Elaborate View of Their Place In Art.. Maxwell Sommerville. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 703, no. 561, pl. 48 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation | |
| [Book] Sommerville, Maxwell. 1901. Engraved Gems.. Philadelphia. D. Biddle. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 63 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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