Commodus
Sardonyx. Late 2nd century.
1.8 × 1.6 cm.
On the reverse is a cabbalistic inscription with the names of Moses, Joseph, Michael, Shinshiel and Horuel.
Inv. No. Ж 341.Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum

Commodus.

Sardonyx. Late 2nd century.
1.8 × 1.6 cm.
On the reverse is a cabbalistic inscription with the names of Moses, Joseph, Michael, Shinshiel and Horuel.
Inv. No. Ж 341.

Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
(Санкт-Петербург, Государственный Эрмитаж).

Literature:
Maksimova, Reznye kamni, str. 100; Vystavka portreta, str. 35.
Credits:
© 1971. Photo, text: Neverov O. Antique cameos in the Hermitage Collection. Aurora Art Publishers. Leningrad. 1971. P. 92, pl. 87.
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