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Engraved Gem with a Scorpion and a Magical Inscription (Reverse)
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The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Ovoid gem with beveled edge. On one face, a scorpion (eight legs, two pincers) seen from above. On the other, magical inscription in three lines: ωιθθμ/εν χινιαμ/βων, a variant of ωρθμενχινιαμβων, a magical phrase often associated with scorpions on amuletic gems.
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Details
- Title: Engraved Gem with a Scorpion and a Magical Inscription (Reverse)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: A.D. 100–250
- Physical Dimensions: 1.5 × 1.1 × 0.3 cm (5/8 × 7/16 × 1/8 in.)
- Type: Gem
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Yellow jasper
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 85.AN.370.32
- Culture: Roman
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Jewelry
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