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492, ABRAXAS (A COCK'S HEAD ON A MEN'S BODY WHOSE LEGS TURN INTO SNAKES) STANDING NEXT TO AN INSCRIPTION.

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  • Record Number: 200000492
  • Sub-database: TASSIE
  • Reference Number: 492
  • Material of Original Gem: CORNELIAN
  • Description: ABRAXAS (A COCK'S HEAD ON A MEN'S BODY WHOSE LEGS TURN INTO SNAKES) STANDING NEXT TO AN INSCRIPTION.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Tassie, J.; Raspe, R.E.: A Descriptive Catalogue of a General Collection of Ancient and Modern Engraved Gems,... (1791): 43,NO.492,TRAY 8.1, 8.3
  • Previous Collections:
    • Bruhl, (Count), Dresden
    • Lippert, Ph.D.: Dactyliothecae universalis... (1755, 1756, 1752): II.502
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Last updated 01/03/2026 17:48:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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