Fortuna sitting

Yellow Jasper, Yellow Gold and Zirconium
Roman art, 2nd - 3rd century

This intaglio is engraved with the goddess Fortuna. She is represented seated in profile and holds the horn of plenty in her hands. She was a very important goddess in Roman times, representing the unexpected, the unhoped-for in our lives, and prosperity. The goddess Fortuna is the personification of good or bad luck.