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Description: | Fragment of a Roman altar. The Romans broke up old altars, statues and even tombstones to use as building material. Fragments of decorated stone are often found in Roman walls or street surfaces. Although battered and worn, the stone can be identified as an altar because it has the characteristic circular dish on the top and mouldings above a narrower shaft. Any trace of the inscription on the shaft has been worn away (second to third century, Arbeia Roman Fort).
Material: stone | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.britisharchaeology.249781 | Go to resource |
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