Amulet bearing the Tetragram and the Figure of Abraxas

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Land of Israel, Babylonia, Alexandria (6th Century BCE - 11th Century CE) (2.2) Land of Israel, Babylonia, Alexandria (6th Century BCE - 11th Century CE) (2.2)
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Amulet bearing the Tetragram and the Figure of Abraxas Tel Beth Yerah, 2nd-4th century CE
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Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority

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Gemstone amulet with the Tetragram (IWA) and the name of the archangel Michael (MIXAHA). The rear side shows the protective figure of Abraxas, a creature with the head of a rooster, a human body and snake-shaped legs.

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Abraxas, archangel Michael, emulet, protection, Tel Beth Yerah

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