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Diadem
Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
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Credit: Wolfgang Sauber
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Comments: Diadem. Gold. Greek, probably made in Alexandria, Egypt, 220 - 100 B.C. The piece probably belonged to a noble woman of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. The clasp is shaped as a protective Herakles knot
Credit: Acquired by Henry Walters, 1905. Walters Art Museum
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Comments: The centerpiece of this Hellenistic diadem is a Herakles knot, known for its apotropaic powers and its status as a symbol of fertility. Walters Art Museum, c. 3rd â 2nd century BC.
From Easton: the tiara of a king (Ezekiel 21:26; Isaiah 28:5; Isaiah 62:3); the turban (Job 29:14). In the New Testament a careful distinction is drawn between the diadem as a badge of royalty (Revelation 12:3; Revelation 13:1; Revelation 19:12) and the crown as a mark of distinction in private life. It is not known what the ancient Jewish "diadem" was. It was the mark of Oriental sovereigns. (See CROWN)
Verses:
- Exodus 29:6
- Leviticus 8:9
- Job 29:14
- Isaiah 28:5
- Isaiah 62:3
- Ezekiel 21:26
- Revelation 12:3
- Revelation 13:1
- Revelation 19:12
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