This Roman magical intaglio from the II-III century AD depicts Abraxas, a Gnostic-Mithraic deity. It symbolizes the union between heaven and earth and good and evil, and is associated with power and invincibility. Represented with a rooster's head, human torso and serpentine legs, he holds a sword and a drum, symbols of his protective role. The oval stone recalls cosmic perfection and shows the letter E and a star.

This magical intaglio, dating back to Roman times and dating back to between the second and third centuries AD, depicts Abraxas, a deity of Gnostic-Mithraic origin often the protagonist of gems used, in ancient times, as magical talismans. The divinity, in fact, represents the mediation and union between heaven and earth, between good and evil, moreover, it appears in magical Greek texts as an image of power and invincibility. Abraxas is always represented in a hybrid form, as in the case of this carving in which he is portrayed with the head of a rooster, a human torso and serpentine legs, while in his hands he holds a sword and a drum, a symbol of his role as protector and guardian. The oval shape of the stone, on the other hand, recalls a cosmic image of perfection and in which a star can be seen, in addition to the letter E.

Period: II-III century
Intaglio size: 21mm
Ring size: 7
Weight: 15.54 gr