Intaglio ringstone with image of Eros or Cupid

Description

This 'intaglio' ringstone shows the Greek god Eros or Roman god Cupid sitting on a pile of rocks under a tree, playing a double flute. It was found in the Roman province of Dalmatia, and was once part of the collection of Sir Arthur Evans.

Accession Loan No.

5/1946/384

Collection Class

Foreign archaeology

Common Name

intaglio ringstone with image of Eros or Cupid

Simple Name

ringstone

Full Name

intaglio ringstone depicting Eros/ Cupid

Dimensions

W 13 mm; length 18 mm

Cultural Group

Roman

Period Classification

Roman Imperial - 31 BC-476 AD

Family Group



Material

jasper

Collector / Excavator

Montague, LAD, Lieutenant Colonel

Collection Site Name

Epidaurum, Dalmatia

Collection Country

Croatia

Collection Area Region

Southern Europe

Collection Continent

Europe