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Magical gem: Crab, Tetragrammaton

© The image is under the copyright of the Museum of Fine Arts

Date Roman Imperial Period
Object type gem
Medium, technique engraved, carnelian
Dimensions

11.4 × 12.4 × 2.3 mm
Inventory number 53.100
Collection Classical Antiquities
On view This artwork is not on display
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A: Crab from above, crawling to top, holding an indentified object between its antennae. Inscription on the back of the crab (read from left to right): πιπι → Πιπι (Tetragrammaton). B: Plain.

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