Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Mask of Pan and the Isis Talisman: Plate N
A deeply modelled face fills the upper centre above a round seal bearing a standing female figure. Smaller inscriptions and signs complete the page. King reads the mask as Pan combining elemental powers and identifies the standing figure as Isis in his account of general talismans.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Mask of Pan and the Isis Talisman: Plate N" [editorial title]. In The Gnostics and Their Remains, Ancient and Mediaeval, C. W. King. London: David Nutt, 1887; second edition., 1887, David Nutt. Source scan leaf 523. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0386-0514
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- The Gnostics and Their Remains, Ancient and Mediaeval
- Gnostic gems: the carved face and inscribed seal
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Illustrator not identified. The Mask of Pan and the Isis Talisman: Plate N. The Gnostics and Their Remains, Ancient and Mediaeval. Scan leaf 523. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0386-0514