Gem
Swivel Ring
| Object Number: | 29-128-2134 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Gnosticism |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Green Jasper Metal |
| Technique: | Intaglio |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 2134 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Boulis: Green Jasper set in metal swivel ring. Intaglio. Obverse: Male figure facing left with whip (?) in left hand and shield (?) in right hand. Reverse: Inscription 6 lines of Greek type letters. Probably Gnostic.
Vermeule: Green jasper. Intaglio. (Unmounted Ring Stone). Obverse: Egyptian style figure standing to right with Isiaic symbols, a staff or whip and a pail (?). Reb. 7 lines of Greek type letters. "Gnostic."
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