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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Complete. A naked satyr stoops to the right, playing a pipe with boldly incised keys. He wears a floral wreath in his hair, and his tail can be clearly seen behind him. Beneath the pipes a naked baby, intended for the infant Dionysos, clings to him, upside-down, and apparently grasping the pipe. With one small chip to the lower left of the stone. Well-worn on the crown.
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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