NMS Archaeology Object 693084: X.2008.40 - Intaglio


Description

Summary


Carnelian intaglio showing Mercury with staff and money bag, from the Roman site at Newstead, 140 - 180 AD


Accession Number


X.2008.40


Other references

Classification number
Old loan number
X.FRA 5332
Q.L.1980.13

Original description

Cornelian intaglio; 14 x 10 x 3 mm. Mercury. Henig, Corpus App. no. 95. L.1980.10 - 17 from surface collections at Newstead.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

Mercury

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

2008-07-08

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Elliot collection

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Vendor

Image

Image of Carnelian intaglio showing Mercury with staff and money bag, from the Roman site at Newstead, 140 - 180 AD © National Museums Scotland
Image of Carnelian intaglio showing Mercury with staff and money bag, from the Roman site at Newstead, 140 - 180 AD © National Museums Scotland

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