Magical gem: reaper

Classification
magical gem; amulet
Culture
Graeco-Egyptian (culture); Roman
Dimensions
3.3 x 2 cm
Period
Roman Imperial Period
Material
haematite
Iconography
harvest; tree; male figure; sickle; grain, stalk of grain; branch
Inscription
Greek (language); characteres
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities
Provenance
Budapest, Hungarian National Museum
Inventory
52.231
ID
Hyp-1014
References
Nagy, Á. M., HWA 2004 Summer; Gesztelyi 1998, 140, no. 33

For a description of the gem, see the Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database.

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