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Pendant with Intaglio of Abraxas
1st-4th century CE (Roman)
jasper; mount: gold
This Gnostic gem is carved in intaglio with a depiction of an anguipede (a creature with a rooster head, human torso, and serpent legs), often referred to as Abraxas, holding his usual accoutrements: a round shield and flail.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5132]; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
Measurements
H: 13/16 × W: 1/16 in. (2.06 × 0.16 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase [formerly part of the Walters Collection], 1941
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1686