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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
A mottled and flawed amethyst setting with the goddess Fortuna standing facing left. In her left arm she cradles a cornucopiae brimming with fruit, and her outstretched right hand guides a steering-oar. Also in her left hand she holds a drape. With a large chip lost from the rear left side and slight signs of wear.
This is one of 88 engraved gemstones retrieved in 1979, mostly from the filling of a large drain beneath the cold hall of the fortress baths. The gemstones would originally have been set in finger-rings, and served as signets and charms or talismans for their owners. They were products of extremely skilled craftsman who worked on a minute scale without the aid of magnification. The gems are engraved with a wide range of deities, personification and symbols.
Site Name: Caerleon Fortress Baths, Caerleon
Notes: from the site of the frigidarium at the baths
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