Find Spot record MDO19150 - Roman Gem from Colliton Park, Dorchester

A Roman intaglio of Mars standing towards the left wearing a tunic and holding a spear in his right hand and shield in his left was found somewhere in Colliton Park, Dorchester, although the exact details of its discovery are now lost.

A Roman intaglio of Mars standing towards the left wearing a tunic and holding a spear in his right hand and shield in his left was found somewhere in Colliton Park, Dorchester, although the exact details of its discovery are now lost. It is in glass paste imitating nicolo with upper light blue surface on darker ground. The dimensions are 16mm x 11.5mm. It appears to have been manufactured from the same original die as an example from Sussex which was found on a ring dated to the 3rd century AD.

Henig, M, 1971, Roman Gems In Dorset. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society., 188-9, no.4 (Article in serial). SDO10102.

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