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Roman intaglio (Salus)
Flat oval of nicolo paste with bevelled edge. Depicts Salus (Hygeia) standing left, lower part of her body draped in a himation. She feeds a serpent which is coiled round a tree.
LI1.7
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
25.212/2.3
Find Information
Site Name: Brecon Gaer, Powys
Grid Reference: SO 02 NW
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1924-1925
Notes: Clay floor in the Praetentura, not later than the early years of the second century
Acquisition
donation, 18/10/1923
Measurements
length / mm:13
maximum width / mm:10
width / mm
thickness / mm:4
weight / g:0.5
Material
Nicolo paste
Location
location verified by EMC
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