Intaglio with Abraxas and Magical Inscriptions
This oval intaglio depicts the rooster-headed, snake-legged deity Abraxas with a whip in his right hand. In place of a shield on his left arm, there is a very large space bounded by irregular curves and crossed by a horizontal line. This space is covered with letters, not all...
Artifact
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id
8612
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contentType
object
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stage
normalized
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| 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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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
0
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source
import
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.871 |
Terms
Medium
dark green jasper
Genre
amulets
Relations
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