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Engraved Gem with a Scorpion and a Magical Inscription

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Date: A.D. 100–250
Medium: Yellow jasper
Culture: Roman
Department: Jewelry
Institution: Getty Museum

Ovoid gem with beveled edge. On one face, a scorpion (eight legs, two pincers) seen from above. On the other, magical inscription in three lines: ωιθθμ/εν χινιαμ/βων, a variant of ωρθμενχινιαμβων, a magical phrase often associated with scorpions on amuletic gems.

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