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Figure of Ibis.

Figure of a lion, couchant, ring for suspension, in green glazed ware.

Figure of a ram in brown glazed ware, ring for suspension. Reid (1912): 'The ram was sacred to Khnemu, god of Elephantine, and to Amen, god of Thebes. It was also worshipped at Mendes.'

The scarab beetle was the symbol of the god Khopri and represeented new life and resurrection. Ordinary scarabs, or paste or stone, were simply seals and were worn as amulets by everybody in later times. Scarabs were also used as amulets on mummies…

Marble slab, inscribed with signs of the Zodiac, from ruins of Dara, Mesopotamia.

Basalt slab inscribed with Greek magical gnostic names. From Nisibis, Mesopotamia.

Marble statuette (dark green?) of an equestrian soldier ( imperfect).

Warded key.

Octagonal tray engraved with figure of foot showing Gnostic symbols, in black marble.