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Roman intaglio (Dramatic Muse)
Convex, oval of cornelian. Depicts Dramatic Muse standing right, with drapery around legs. Her right foot is raised on a stone. Her face is covered with a (? comic) mask and she looks down on another (?tragic) mask which she holds in her right hand. In her left hand is a wand.
LI1.7
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
25.212/2.1
Find Information
Site Name: Brecon Gaer, Powys
Grid Reference: SO 003 296
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1924-1925
Notes: beside building A
Acquisition
donation, 18/10/1923
Measurements
length / mm:15
maximum width / mm:13
width / mm
thickness / mm:4
weight / g:1.2
Material
Cornelian
Location
location verified by EMC
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