This pair of superb glass inlays from the same bar represents the Greek serpentine deity Agathodaimon, the tutelary deity of Alexandria from the Ptolemaic Period onwards1. He was also a household god, conferring protection of the home in which he was worshipped, and the male counterpart of Isis-Thermouthis (a form of the snake harvest Egyptian goddess Renenutet)1, see slide 434. This is an ultra rare representation2
Multicoloured glass inlay cut in the form of the lower part of a cartouche
H 3.2 Ptolemaic Period. Bonhams Sale Antiquities, 4 July 2024, lot 292
References
1See the Bonhams description
2None, Unpublished amulet