Editing Lullingstone Roman Villa (section)

=== The Victory Gem ===
[[File:Head of Bust from Lullingstone Roman Villa in the British Museum.jpg|thumb|Bust from Lullingstone Roman Villa discovered in the Basement Room. Of the two discovered, it is comparatively more damaged.]]
Discovered during the initial excavations by G.W. Meates, the Victory Gem is a "Roman cornelian intaglio".<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal|last=Henig|first=Martin|date=2007|title=The Victory-Gem from Lullingstone Roman Villa|url=https://doi.org/10.1179/jba.2007.160.1.1|journal=Journal of the British Archaeological Association|volume=160|pages=1–7|doi=10.1179/jba.2007.160.1.1 |s2cid=191338430 }}</ref> Cornelian intaglios like this were normally set in rings, and based on its size, it is thought that its ring was large. Measuring 23 by 19 by 5&nbsp;mm, it is one of the largest gems ever found in Britain.<ref name=":4" /> Considering the potential size of the ring and other remnants of precious metals on the gem, such as gold, Martin Henig suggests that the ring was once owned by a man that held both high status and wealth.<ref name=":4" />  The gem depicts personified Victory writing a message of triumph on a shield. It is thought that the gem has Greek characteristics as the artwork depicts elements of the goddesses [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]] and [[Aphrodite]].<ref name=":4" />