Intaglio with Triple-Formed Hecate

2nd-4th century (Late Antique)

1.1 cm 1.7 cm

Citation

This oval intaglio depicts a triple-formed Hecate with each head wearing a modius. The uppermost pair of hands hold whips, the middle pair hold daggers, and the lowest hold torches with the flaming ends down. There is an inscription in a ring around the goddess. There is also...

Artifact

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11955
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object
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normalized
provenance
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.
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CC0
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en
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0
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.874

Terms

Culture
Gnostic
Medium
hematite
Genre
amulets

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