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Engraved jasper gem with Serapis and Isis

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An image of Engraved gems. Magical amulet. Zeus Serapis seated on a high-backed throne in profile to the left; at his feet the dog Kerberos. Separis holds a long sceptre in his left hand and extends his right hand to the goddess Isis who stands before him. The goddess supports a tall torch in her right hand and holds three ears of corn in her left. Serapis is crowned with the kalathos, while Isis wears the lotus-bud diadem placed forward on her brow; her head seems to be veiled. Reverse: inscription of various letters and symbols. Intaglio cutting, red jasper, 18.5 mm x 14.5 mm, circa 200- circa 400 AD. Roman Imperial.

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Engraved gems. Magical amulet. Zeus Serapis seated on a high-backed throne in profile to the left; at his feet the dog Kerberos. Separis holds a long sceptre in his left hand and extends his right hand to the goddess Isis who stands before him. The goddess supports a tall torch in her right hand and holds three ears of corn in her left. Serapis is crowned with the kalathos, while Isis wears the lotus-bud diadem placed forward on her brow; her head seems to be veiled. Reverse: inscription of various letters and symbols. Intaglio cutting, red jasper, 18.5 mm x 14.5 mm, circa 200- circa 400 AD. Roman Imperial.

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  • Accession Number: CG 492
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/32.0
  • Focal length: 105
  • Camera: NIKON D800
  • Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
  • Image height: 683 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 81.69kB
  • Exposure time: 1/15
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2014:04:25 15:34:56

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3rd Century 4th Century AD amulet animals antiquity Cerberus corn crown deities deity diadem dogs ear of corn Egyptian engraved gem female Fitz_ANT gemstones goddess gods grains hair headdress incised intaglio intaglio cutting jasper kalathos Kerberos lotus lotus bud magical amulet male mythological mythology red Roman Roman Imperial Sarapis seated Serapis sitting throne torch

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