National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Gem Inscribed, Greek
Period: Late Roman
Material: Serpentine
Site: Bet She`arim, H.
Lenght: 2.8 cm
Wide: 2.3 cm
Description: Magic Gem, depicting a rider stabs a female figure/demon (Lilith?) On reverse incised Greek inscription and a snake.
Bibliography:
מילשטיין ר. (עורכת). חותם שלמה. Jerusalem, 70, 49.

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Gem Inscribed 
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