Gem, Ring

50 BCE-400 CE

Details

Title: Gem, Ring
Date Created: 50 BCE-400 CE
Location Created: Mediterranean
Physical Dimensions: 2.5 x 2.1 cm
External Link: Penn Museum online collection
Medium: Red Jasper, Gold
Object Number: 29-128-2136
Descriptive Note: This Gnostic gem depicts the Graceo-Egyptian god Serapis enthroned and attended by Demeter. Reverse: Pseudo-Egyptian hieroglyphs, magic symbols and abbreviations.
Culture: Gnostic, Roman
Credit Line: Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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