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A ROMAN MAGICAL CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. PANTHEISTIC FIGURE WITH INSCRIPTION.
A ROMAN MAGICAL CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. PANTHEISTIC FIGURE WITH INSCRIPTION.
2nd century A.D.
10x14x3 mm
The god is standing front, his head facing right. He wears the atef crown, Amon's horns and an armour. In his right hand, he holds a spear, meanwhile in the left, a weapon (probably). In the field, "ΔΟΜΙ". Groundline. Wear marks. Chips and missing on the edge.
Provenance: The Gustave Mustaki collection, exported from Egypt under licence c.1950 and gifted to Elsa MacLellan, his daughter, thence by descent.