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A cache of Roman intaglios from Eastcheap, City of London
Martin Henig
A group of four intaglios was recovered during excavations at 23-29 Eastcheap (EST83). They were found in a pit sealed by building debris from the Boudican Fire, and can thus be dated to the AD 50s. The devices are: bust of Roma; a pair of clasped hands, with inscription; Pegasus; and a naked discus-thrower. The gemstones show no signs of having previously been mounted in rings, and may be the product of the same studio. It is possible that a merchant in gems operated from a shop on this site, and that the stones may actually have been engraved there by gemmarii resident in London.
[Transactions 35 (1984), pp 11 – 15; abstract by Francis Grew, 09-Oct-1996
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