Accession No
1947.2659
Description
Semi-oval token of clear material missing top left quarter and part of top right. Made of chalcedony one surface flat and the other convex. Carved all over with a long inscription in Greek letters. The name Jehovah is legible.
Place
?Asia; ?West Asia; ?Europe
Period
?300 AD
Source
Beck, Gundred Eleanor [donor]; Beck, Horace Courthope [collector]
Department
None
Reference Numbers
1947.2659; MAA: TEMP.02829; 924 [Beck No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Chalcedony
Local Term
Measurements
23mm x 6mm x 32mm
Events
Context (Production / use)
Beck catalogue card: The inscription had an amuletic power probably at the time.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Inscription)
Beck catalogue card: The meaning of the inscription is unknown... Jehovah is legible.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Beck catalogue card: Gnostic gem. Made of chalcedony, about 1 1/2 inches long and 1 in, broad, one surface flat and the other convex. Carved all [ov] over with a long inscription in Greek letters... the name Jehovah is legible.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
TEMP.02829: Semi-oval token of clear material missing top left quarter and part of top right. Curved face inscribed in Greek characters, flat face inscribed with Greek or Demotic.
Event Date 2/5/2024
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:327134
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