Abstract
An intact carnelian gemstone was retrieved from the fill of the western therma in the Roman civic center of Nysa-Scythopolis (Bet She’an), along with an assortment of pottery and coins from the Roman and Byzantine periods. The gem, originally set in a ring, depicts Heracles in a scene of one of his labors: the overcoming of the Nemean lion. Based on its workmanship, style and provenience, it seems most likely that the gem dates to the second century CE.
Keywords
art, glyptics, intaglio, mythology, iconography
Recommended Citation
Mazor, Gabriel
(2012)
"An Engraved Carnelian Gem from Nysa-Scythopolis (Bet She’an) (pp. 83*–88*),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 71, Article 15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1568
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol71/iss1/15
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