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Magical Gold Ring With An Ancient Jasper Abraxas Stone Intaglio

$7,657.04
£5,678.15
€6,500VAT Included
CA$10,691
A$10,847.28
CHF 6,196.65
MX$131,333.53
NOK 72,798.84
SEK 72,702.44
DKK 49,561.94

About the Item

Period: II century A.D Ring size: 8 Top size: 14 mm x 11 mm Weight: 6.8 gr This magical ring from the Roman era, dating back to the 2nd century, is characterized by a simple contemporary gold setting aimed at enhancing the central jasper intaglio, in which a depiction of Abraxas, a Gnostic solar deity of Egyptian origin, is engraved. This deity is usually depicted as a composite creature, consisting of the head of a rooster, a human torso and serpentine legs; furthermore, he often holds a whip and a shield in his hands, a symbol of wisdom and power. Abraxas found great diffusion in Egyptian civilization, subsequently in Greek and then Roman civilization and was used until the 13th century by the Knights Templar until, due to the spread of Christian doctrine, it was relegated to a demon. Abraxas, therefore, was a Gnostic divinity and, as such, in Gnostic cosmology, the 7 letters that write his name represent each of the 7 classical planets: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, which is why it can often be found accompanied in engravings by seven small stars. Furthermore, Abraxas' iconography found diffusion on objects such as pendants and rings due to the magical and protective powers he was thought to carry.

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