Soft stone pendant: Daniel and the Babylonian dragon (A) pseudo-Hebrew inscription (B)
Light brown coloured soft stone. Upright oval gem with trapezoid section, both sides flat. 
Side A: The image field is divided into two sections, separated by a double baseline decorated with diagonal lines. On the left side of the larger, upper part, the rearing Babylonian serpent with wide-open mouth, and a crown on its head (resembling a modius). On the right side, facing the snake, the prophet Daniel in profile, holding an oval object (offering?/shield?) with both hands, in front him, an altar (?). He wears a long mantle, there is a nimbus around his head. The identification of the scene: Spier, Gems, 110.
At the top, possible a scarab with outstretched wings, mostly damaged by the suspension hole. Around the rim, a line segmented with short notches (stylised Ouroboros?). In the smaller, lower compartment, circular object with six straight lines at the bottom and four lines on each side. Perhaps a uterus sealed with a key? (Endreffy–Nagy 2025; for previous interpretations, see PP-1508.
Side B: At the top, two pair of lines mostly damaged by the suspension hole. Three lines of pseudo-script imitating Hebrew letters, separated by horizontal bands adorned with diagonal notches.
Additional pieces by the maker of the amulet can also be tentatively identified (after Jeffrey Spier): Spier, Gems, 109–113; Endreffy–Nagy 2025, 366 (tentatively attributed to Craftsman SP-3).
Selected bibliography
• Endreffy–Nagy 2025 >>, 366; 387, fig. 5.
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