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Mummy of Osiris carried on the back of a lion, accompanied by Anubis and flanked by two winged goddesses (Isis and Nephthys), inscribed around margin: bainchoooch abrasax, and on reverse two lines of characters with the seven Greek vowels in order
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Title: Hematite intaglio: Mummy of Osiris
Period: Imperial
Date: ca. 2nd–3rd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Hematite
Dimensions: Other: 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (2.2 x 2.9 cm)
Classification: Gems
Credit Line: Gift of Miss Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Object Number: 10.130.1393
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