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Roman building stone
The face of the stone is incised with three symbols. At the centre are three interconnecting lines forming a star pattern, the significance of which is not apparent. The curious motif to the left presumably represents a galerus of a retiarius as on no.37; while the incised ladder-like shape, on the right-hand side of the stone, may depict a portion of laminar armour as worn by a myrmillo.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
31.78
Find Information
Site Name: Caerleon, Newport: Gwent
Date: 1862
Notes: Found near the Red Lion Inn, in the street called 'the Foundry', which was situated a short distance inside the porta principalis sinistra.
Acquisition
Donation, 19/2/1931
Measurements
height / m:0.165
width / m:0.37
diameter / m:0.24
Material
red sandstone
Location
In store
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