Intaglio - Fortuna

Jewelry

Trimontium Museum

Photo ©National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Intaglio - Fortuna

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.154

Description

Carnelian intaglio depicting the goddess Fortuna with patera and cornucopia, part of the Cruickshank collection of finds from Newstead, Roxburghshire

Style

Roman

Use

Intaglios were both fashionable and practical, and would be used as a signature of the wearer.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.2000.17.6

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums Scotland

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

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)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

X.FRA 4934

Dimensions

Width

8 mm

Depth

4 mm

Length

10.5 mm

Material

Carnelian

Color

Red

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Caroline and Jack Cruickshank

Notes

Finders. Part of the Cruickshank collection

Web Links and URLs

"Engraved gemstones from the Roman frontier post at Newstead, Roxburghshire" by Walter Elliot and Martin Henig, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, vol 112, (1983), National Museums Scotland web link to object

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

Carnelian gemstone depicting the goddess Fortuna with patera (offering bowl) and cornucopia (horn of plenty).