Object type
intaglio
Culture/period
Roman world
Materials
cornelian
Technique
engraving
Mint
Production date
Museum
Museu de Badalona
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Ciutat romana de Baetulo. Temple
Township
Badalona (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Barcelona, Barcelonès)
Dimensions
1 x 0,5 x 0,3 cm
Description
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Flat oval ring stone with a greyish-blue colour on the engraved part and white on the bottom. Ring stones are called carvings because they are engraved very precisely. This one has as the engraved decoration of a pyxis, a small circular box that contained cosmetics, widely used for this and other functions in Greco-Roman dressing tables.
The engravings had two functions: as decoration of a jewel and as a seal or signature. They were closely related to the person wearing them. Because of the decoration, this could have belonged to the owner of a cosmetics workshop.
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Omeka ID
1916