2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

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A GRAECO-EGYPTIAN HELIOTROPE MAGICAL INTAGLIO WITH OSIRIS
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Obv. with scene of a mummiform Osiris lying on the back of a lion, overseen by the jackal-headed figure of Anubis, holding a flail and trident, rev. two lines of Greek inscription HOV*EB/BHCI*, in early 19th Century ring setting
1.8 x 1.3 cm.; 1.9 cm. across inner hoop

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Lot Essay

Anubis was the Egyptian god of embalming. Amalgamating with Thoth, he became known as the psychopomp, Hermanubis, and was therefore concerned with the resurrection of the person. Cf. Michel, Magische Gemmen, p. 22, no. 4; and Delatte and Derchain, Les Intailles Magiques, p. 97, nos. 120-121 for similar.

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