Intaglio

Description

Intaglio of glass showing Cupid holding a butterfly and torch, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 140 - 180 AD

Museum reference

X.FRA 4247

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Intaglio

Date

140 - 180

Style / Culture

Romano-British

Materials

Glass

Physical description

Glass

Collection place(s)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Mason Collection
Depicted: Cupid

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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