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Magic Gem Roman PeriodSaqqara

Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, acc. 37.1755E. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 37.1755E
Find spot: Saqqara, Egypt approx. site location
Period: Roman Period
Date: 100–300 C.E.
Date range: 100 CE – 300 CE
Materials: ['Red jasper']
Height: 2.2 cm
Width: 1.7 cm
Repository: Brooklyn Museum
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Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Magic Gem (37.1755E). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/17779

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Caption: Magic Gem, 100–300 C.E.. Red jasper, 7/8 × 11/16 × 1/16 in. (2.2 × 1.7 × 0.2 cm) mount (2025 mount): 4 1/2 × 1 × 1/4 in. (11.4 × 2.5 × 0.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1755E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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Found at Saqqara

Materials Red Gemstone

Cross-references (2)

BKM-Accession 37.1755E tier-2
BKM-Object 118275 tier-2

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