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| Object Number: | 29-128-1430 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Gnostic |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Sard |
| Technique: | Intaglio |
| Iconography: | Horus Inscription |
| Height: | 1.3 cm |
| Width: | 1.9 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 1430 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Sommerville: Pale Sard. Intaglio. Vermeule: Pale Sard. Intaglio. (Unmounted) Horus seated to right, left hand to mouth, whip in right hand. Monograms and letters below, around and on reverse. "Gnostic"
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. 766, no. 1430, pl. 49 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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