77, A. Cameo bust of Commodus. B. Magic intaglio (288). Abraxas with shield and whip. Inscribed ARDOU GENNAI ODEMENI BASILISKOS.

Record Number: 40005014
Sub-database: Marlborough
Reference Number: 77
Material of Original Gem: 'Nicolo-sardonyx'
Description: A. Cameo bust of Commodus. B. Magic intaglio (288). Abraxas with shield and whip. Inscribed ARDOU GENNAI ODEMENI BASILISKOS.
Last Recorded Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: 39.150.15
Previous Collections:
- Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 480 and 288
- Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 77
Size: 63x51

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