Yellow jasper gem: Orant Baboon (A) ηναμερω (B)

PP-ID:

PP-1137

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

US-NY-MET-GRA_81.6.307

Collection:

New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Greek and Roman Art

Collection Inventory:

81.6.307

Reference Numbers:

Michel, DMG, no. 36.1.a_3; CBd, no. 1137

Former Collections:

King, Rev. Charles William (1818–1888); Johnston, John Taylor (1820–1893)

Material:

jasper, yellow

Dimensions:

16 × 13 × 2 mm

Date:

ca. 2nd–3rd c. AD (MET)

Iconography:

baboon; solar disk; uraeus; rays (3); ithyphallic posture; greeting gesture

Divine Names & Voces:

ηνναμαρω and variants

Yellow jasper gem, side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. (Shape 8–9). Intact.

Side A: Ithyphallic baboon standing in profile to left, hands raised in adoration. On the head: solar disk and uraeus with three rays on its head.
Side B: One line of Greek inscription: ηναμερω → variant of ηνναμαρω.

Selected bibliography
• Michel, DMG >>, 36.1.a_3.

Further resources on PP-1137
• The MET Collections

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2025.08.20 09:08:50

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Notes Side A and B of PP-1137

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Notes Side A of PP-1137

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Notes Side B of PP-1137

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Notes Side C of PP-1137

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