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Description: | Roman window-head in magnesian limestone. Instead of making an arch out of individual stones (voussoirs), a single block of stone was used with an arch cut into it. The outline of voussoirs was then added in white paint. The exteriors of Roman buildings were often painted and highly decorated, but this is a rare example where the evidence survives (late second century, Arbeia Roman Fort).
Material: stone | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.britisharchaeology.241293 | Go to resource |
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