Egyptian chimera in black agate

Egyptian chimera in black agate. A hybrid animal with bull and lion parts. The bull was the symbol of the Egyptian god Apis or Ptah, the lion Osiris. Animale egitio in agata nera. Copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi after Leonardo Agostini from Gemmae et Sculpturae Antiquae Depicti ab Leonardo Augustino Senesi, Abraham Blooteling, Amsterdam, 1685

1685 Abraham Blooteling Antique Gem Apis Black Agate Chimera Classical Mythology Depicti Ab Leonardo Augustino Senesi Gemmae Et Sculpturae Antiquae Gemstone Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi Hybrid Leonardo Agostini Osiris Ptah

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