Intaglio, Mercury

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Intaglio, Mercury

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 4246

Tags

Intaglio, National Museums Scotland, Roman

Description

Roman intaglio of Mercury from Newstead (Trimontium), Roxburghshire

Use

Intaglios were used for a variety of purposes, including fashion, status symbol, and an identification seal.

Context

Numerous intaglios were found at Trimontium, both during James Curle's excavations (1905-1911) and later on from field walkers.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Intaglio
Jewellery

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 4246

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Intaglio

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

intaglios (sculptural objects)

Material

Jasper

Color

Red

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland web link to artefact , Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Mason Collection