Intaglio - Eagles and Standard

Jewelry

-

Trimontium Museum

Photo ©National Museums Scotland

Photo ©National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Intaglio - Eagles and Standard

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.152

Description

Nicolo paste intaglio with two eagles and a standard, 2nd century, 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, Cruickshank Collection

Category

Intaglio
Jewellery

Acquisition

Accession

X.2000.17.5

Source or Donor

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition Method

Loan

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums Scotland

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

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 4933

Materials

Material

Glass

Material Notes

Nicolo paste

Color

Granite

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Caroline and Jack Cruickshank

Notes

Finders. Part of the Cruickshank Collection

Related Publications

Publication

Engraved gemstones from the Roman frontierpost at Newstead, Roxburghshire

Web Links and URLs

Artefact page in the National Museums Scotland website., Engraved gemstones from the Roman frontier post at Newstead, Roxburghshire J Walter Elliot (Author) Martin Henig (Author)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

From the Roman Site at Newstead

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

Gemstones with carved designs were set into finger rings, as decoration and to use as seals. This gem is made of moulded glass, with a design of two eagles and a standard. The quality of both metal and stone reflected the wearer’s status.