'Basilian' book - The small lead book was for magical and religious use and is formed of seven pages with a cover on whose faces are a male and a female portrait. On the pages, incised on both sides, objetcs, animals and human figures, are depicted, followed by a line and five rows of Greek characters with the value of magic symbols, charakteres. The term 'Basilian' refers to Basilides, the founder of a philosophical school at Alexandria in the 2nc century AD - National Roman Museum - The Baths of Diocletian - Rome, Italy
'Basilian' book - The small lead book was for magical and religious use and is formed of seven pages with a cover on whose faces are a male and a female portrait. On the pages, incised on both sides, objetcs, animals and human figures, are depicted, followed by a line and five rows of Greek characters with the value of magic symbols, charakteres. The term 'Basilian' refers to Basilides, the founder of a philosophical school at Alexandria in the 2nc century AD - National Roman Museum - The Baths of Diocletian - Rome, Italy
Size: 4608px × 3072px
Location: Rome, LAzio, Italy
Photo credit: © Stefano Ravera / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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