Engraved plasma gem with Chnoubis

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Engraved gems. Magical amulet. Obverse: Chnoubis, the lion-headed serpent, with its head in profile to the left and nimbed with seven rays. The tail of the deity is not coiled, as is usual, but stretched out and slightly curved. Intaglio cutting, plasma, 13 mm x 10 mm, circa 200-circa 400 AD. Roman Imperial.

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Accession Number: CG 499
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/29.0
Focal length: 105
Camera: NIKON D800
Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
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Image width: 684 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 141.38kB
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 29/1
Captured: 2014:04:25 17:38:02

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3rd Century 4th Century AD amulet antiquity Chnoubis Chnoumis Chnuphis crown Egyptian engraved gem Fitz_ANT gemstones gnostic icon incised intaglio intaglio cutting jewellery jewelry legend legends lions magical amulet nimbus plasma rays Roman Roman Imperial serpent serpentine snake solar solar crown stars sun sun crown Xnoubis

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