Ca. 1st century BC - 2nd century AD. A five-sided gnostic seal. It also depicts standing figures (partly in adoration) and a large snake. It is inscribed with the Greek letter IAW, representing the Jewish deity Yahweh. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.Size: L:24mm / W:14.6mm ; 8.42gProvenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; Formerly in a central London family collections 1990s; Suggested to be examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.; ex. 1970s/early80s UK art market.