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Engraved gems. Magical amulet. Obverse: Harpocrates seated on a lotus bloom. In addition the central subject is surrounded by animals-triads of uraei (snakes), goats, beetles, hawks and crocodiles. Reverse: inscription in six lines. Intaglio cutting, bloodstone, 21.5 mm x 18 mm, circa 100-circa 300. Roman Imperial.
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