Gemme (schreitender Löwe)

Public Domain
  • Production 3. Jahrhundert n. Chr.
Die ovoide Gemme zeigt einen nach links schreitenden Löwen, der einen Stierschädel im Maul trägt. Über dem Löwen ist eine Mondsichel dargestellt.
Wohl zur Abwehr von Übel gedacht werden solche geschnittenen Steine als magische oder gnostische Gemmen bezeichnet.

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Gemme (schreitender Löwe), 3. Jahrhundert n. Chr., Museum for Kunst and Gewerbe Hamburg, Public Domain, Online: https://www.mkg-hamburg.de/en/object/dc00127723

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