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Engraved Gem with Uterine Symbol and Egyptian Deities

Engraved Gem with Uterine Symbol and Egyptian Deities

Roman

Hematite uterine intaglio. On one side is a uterus with a key at its entrance (locking it) and the small figures of Isis, Chnoubis and the mummy of Anubis over it. In the field below the gem the Greek letters "IAW." All within an ouroboros and the magical inscription called the Soroor-Logos. The stone is chipped at both the top and bottom. On the other side in Greek letters is the word "OPWPIYTh" in two lines surrounded by a beveled edge.

Hematite

Roman Imperial period

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