3-037-096 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Engraved Gem with Chnoubis, A.D. 100-250. Additional Info: Oval stone engraved on each of its sides. On the obverse is the image of a lion-headed Chnoubis serpent, crowned by twelve rays. Horizontal inscriptions flank each side of the figure: XNOY \_\_ MIS (Chnoumis, a variant for Chnoubis). On the reverse is a Chnoubis-sign (three parallel crooked lines with a crossbar running through them).