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Source Description
This oval intaglio depicts an ouroboros (a snake eating its own tail) enclosing two lines of text above and below three magical characters (in this case, ring-signs). The reverse is plain.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
12824
label
Intaglio with an Ouroboros and Three Ring Signs
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
12824
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Intaglio with an Ouroboros and Three Ring Signs
description
This oval intaglio depicts an ouroboros (a snake eating its own tail) enclosing two lines of text above and below three magical characters (in this case, ring-signs). The reverse is plain.
provenance
Henry Walters, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Mrs. Henry Walters Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, 1942; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.
date
3rd-6th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
amulets
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.2
height
3.1
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 7/8 x W: 1 1/4 x D: 3/16 in. (2.2 x 3.1 x 0.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Gnostic
inscriptions
[Transcription] Parallel to long dimension on obverse: Іαω πάντων δέσποτα; [Translation] Iao lord of all; [Inscription] On bottom 7 vowels.
med
brown mottled carnelian
creator_ids
17248
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
358
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
ee4488e8b0d50f99