Intaglio

Description

Roman glass paste intaglio of the god Bonus Eventus pouring a sacrifice on a flaming altar. From the Antonine Wall at Auchendavie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Museum reference

X.FT 91

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Intaglio

Style / Culture

Romano-British

Materials

Glass paste

Collection place(s)

Auchendavie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

Henig, Martin. A corpus of Roman engraved gemstones from British sites. 2nd ed. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports, British series 8, 1978, no. 218

On display

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