Down the Drain: Lost Items Reveal Roman Bath Activities This is a Roman intaglio, or engraved gem, dating from A.D. 212 and held in the treasury of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. Intaglios similar to this were sometimes found in roman bath drains.

Down the Drain: Lost Items Reveal Roman Bath Activities This is a Roman intaglio, or engraved gem, dating from A.D. 212 and held in the treasury of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. Intaglios similar to this were sometimes found in roman bath drains.