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Engraved Gem with Bes-Pantheos and Anubis

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

Oval gem engraved with the image of Bes-Pantheos. The god is standing on an ouroboros, an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail, encircling animals. On the other side, animal headed figure (Anubis) wearing a horned-disk, and bearing a was-sceptre and ankh.

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