Harvard Art Museums > 1983.24: Engraved Gem with Uterine Symbol and Egyptian Deities Gems Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Engraved Gem with Uterine Symbol and Egyptian Deities , 1983.24,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/289208. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1983.24 Title Engraved Gem with Uterine Symbol and Egyptian Deities Classification Gems Work Type gem Date 3rd-4th century CE Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/289208 Physical Descriptions Medium Hematite Technique Intaglio Dimensions 1.5 x 1.7 cm (9/16 x 11/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: in the field on the obverse in Greek characters, IAW surrounded by the text known as the "soroor-logos": COPOOPMEPΦΡΕΓΑΡΒΑΜΑΦΡΟΥΡΙΓΙΞΑΕ On the reverse in Greek characters in two lines, OPWPIYΘ Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Charles Dikran Kelekian, New York, (by 1982)], by descent; to his daughter Nanette Rodney Kelekian, New York, (1982-1983), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1983. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Nanette B. Rodney Accession Year 1983 Object Number 1983.24 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description 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. Publication History Simone Michel, Die magischen Gemmen: Zu Bildern und Zauberformeln auf geschnittenen Steinen der Antike und Neuzeit, Akademie Verlag (Berlin, Germany, 2004), 335, no. 54.2.d. Related Works 2012.1.155 Intaglio: Uterine Symbol with Egyptian Deities Gems 1983.26 Engraved Gem with Uterine Symbol and Egyptian Deities Gems 1983.25 Engraved Gem with Uterine Symbol and Inscription Gems Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
