Object Description
A Roman, oval shaped, red jasper intaglio finely engraved with a bucolic scene. The intaglio depicts a male figure holding a long curved staff on his shoulder, a water skin hanging from the rear end and a low dish from the other. The youth is depicted wearing a short toga, draped across one shoulder. His bare legs are unburdened by shoes and he wears a fillet across his forehead. A stylised leaping hound is seen behind his feet.
Date: Circa 1st-3rd century AD