Zienkiewicz, J. David: Roman Gems from Caerleon

The engraved, semi-precious gemstones (or intaglios) which are illustrated were originally set in the bezels of Roman finger-rings, and servd as signets and as charms or talismans for their owners. All have been found at the site of the legionary fortress of Isca, at Caerleon, near Newport in South Wales, where they were lost by the soldiers of the Second Augustan Legion who were garrisoned there between the first and third centuries A.D. 23 Seiten mit 67 Abb., broschiert (National Museums and Galleries of Wales 1987) textsauber, leichte Gebrauchsspuren/clean text pages, minor signs of use

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