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Source Description
This intaglio depicts a bundle, possibly a representation of Amon, lying on a table or couch. On the right is an ox-headed serpent, and on the left is a monster formed from the head of a ram, the neck of a snake, and the body of a goat. Characters are above and below. On the very top is a oval enclosing five stars, and on the bottom is a four-legged animal, perhaps a jackal or a fox. The entire image is sorrounded by an ouroboros (a snake eating its own tail). The intaglio is mounted in gold as a stick pin. The reverse is plain.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
19006
label
Intaglio with Animals and an Ouroboros Set in a Pin
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
19006
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Intaglio with Animals and an Ouroboros Set in a Pin
description
This intaglio depicts a bundle, possibly a representation of Amon, lying on a table or couch. On the right is an ox-headed serpent, and on the left is a monster formed from the head of a ram, the neck of a snake, and the body of a goat. Characters are above and below. On the very top is a oval enclosing five stars, and on the bottom is a four-legged animal, perhaps a jackal or a fox. The entire image is sorrounded by an ouroboros (a snake eating its own tail). The intaglio is mounted in gold as a stick pin. 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
1st-4th century CE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
amulets
stickpins
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.7
height
1.9
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/16 x W: 3/4 x D: 3/16 in. (2.7 x 1.9 x 0.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Gnostic
inscriptions
[Inscription] Below stars: magical characters and HB; [Inscription] Below the main design
two lines of characters and some letters
med
pale yellow carnelian; mount: gold
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
358
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
7be962ae9009b529