Saturday, July 21, 2012

Magical gem; intaglio; lapis lazuli with a grey chalecedony...







Magical gem; intaglio; lapis lazuli with a grey chalecedony speckle; oval; engraved on obverse: Uraeus-headed pantheic gnostic deity with beetle-body, human legs, four wings and four arms holding two daggers, a staff and trident; inscribed.


Inscription Translation: Protector Happy Abraxas


The British Museum




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