Roman sculptured stone found 1932
Description:
[NZ 12606719] A sculptured block of freestone, 12ins x 8ins, was found in 1932 when repairing a garden wall at North Lodge, Heddon-on-the-Wall. On the left is a bust in relief of a person in a hooded cloak pointing to an inscription running CL.P... the rest broken away. It resembles the ordinary centurial inscriptions of the wall but there is no centurial symbol and the pointing figure is unique. (1)(2)
The stone could not be located, and the present occupier of North Lodge has no information. (3)
Building stone, found at Heddon Lodge near turret 12b in 1932. In Vindolanda Museum, Chesterholm. RIB 1304. H:0.17m, W:0.3m, D:0.298m. Inscribed: Cl(audius) P..... . 2nd/3rd century AD. (4)
Country: England
County: Northumberland
District: CASTLE MORPETH
Parish: HEDDON-ON-THE-WALL
Named Location: Roman sculptured stone found 1932
Grid Reference:
NZ126671
Map Reference:
[EPSG:27700] 412600, 567100
Period: ROMAN, ROMAN
Subject: FIND, FIGURINE, FIND, INSCRIBED STONE
Identifiers:
[ADS] Depositor Id: 10859
[ADS] Import RCN: NSMR03-10859
People Involved:
[Publisher] Conservation Team, Northumberland County Council
Bibliographic References:
- Journal of Roman Studies 22 1932 226-7 (R G Collingwood and M V Taylor) (2)
- Phillips, E J, 1977. Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani. Corpus of Sculpture of the Roman World, Great Britain, vol 1 fasc 1. Oxford University Press (106 no 290) (4)
- F1 RWE 03-MAR-1966 (3)
- Archaeologia Aeliana 4 ser 10 1933 104 (E Birley) (1)
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