Engraved bloodstone gem with Isis

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Engraved gems. Magical amulet. Obverse: Isis kneeling in profile to the left, encircled by stalks of papyrus arranged like rays. She holds the infant Horus upon her knees. Her hair is bound in a bun on the nape of her neck, and on her brow is the lotus diadem. Ground line. reverse: blank. Intaglio cutting, bloodstone, 17 mm x 13 mm, circa 100-circa 300. Roman Imperial.

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Accession Number: CG 494
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 105
Camera: NIKON D800
Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 687 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 331.54kB
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2014:04:25 15:51:37

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2nd Century 3rd Century AD amulet antiquity bloodstone deities deity diadem divine engraved gem female Fitz_ANT gemstones goddess gods hair Harpocrates headdress Heru Horus incised infants intaglio intaglio cutting Isiac Isis kneeling lotus lotus flower magical amulet mother mythological mythology papyrus leaves profile Ra rays Roman Roman Imperial sun

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