Grzegorz Sobolewski wrote: Having been studying Roman culture for years, I think I can be sure guessing, that the 33 pcs or carved cameo gemstones were lost intentionally. They probably had functioned as facsimile of somone signiture - after his death, his lawyer, his family or a nearest friend was morally obliged to throw away the "stamp" of the deceased.
In that way, no one could ever produce a "fake-document" signed by the already dead, of for example donation of his house to his former lover. G.R. Sobolewski, Poland
Thanks.
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