Gemme inedite da scavo della valle d’Aosta

Abstract

This article is meant to present unpublished gems found out in the Vale of Aosta. Out of the 6 specimens here presented, 5 were recovered in the excavations of the Augusta Praetoria insulae and in the vicinity of the Roman city: from a domus in insula 51, a cornalian with palm and poppy (nº 1) dating to the Ist century A.D.; from the forum thermae a cornalian with the head of Jupiter- Ammon (nº 2) dating to the Ist century B.C.-Ist c. A.D; from the suburban villa in the Regione Consolata, a glass gem with a horse and a pillar (nº 3) dating to the Ist c. B.C.-Ist c. A.D.; from a late Tene settlement, near the villa, a cornalian with a cornucopia (nº 4), dating to the II-I c. B.C.; from the piscina limaria in the Bibian Regione, a cornalian with a racing dog (nº 5), from the IIIrd c. A.D. Lastly, from the Petit Saint Bernard, from the eastern mansio of the shrine, a Ist c. A.D nicolo with the figure of a hero or warrior wielding a spear.

Keywords

• unpublished gems
• Augusta Praetoria
• Vale of Aosta
• Petit Saint Bernard