Pendant with Intaglio of Abraxas

1st-4th century CE (Roman)

0.2 cm 2.1 cm

Citation

This Gnostic gem is carved in intaglio with a depiction of an anguipede (a creature with a rooster head, human torso, and serpent legs), often referred to as Abraxas, holding his usual accoutrements: a round shield and flail.

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38905
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5132]; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1686

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