Element record MCC2728 - Purbeck Marble Dedication Slab (Altar)

Summary

Roman Purbeck Marble Dedication Slab (Altar)

Location

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County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Dedication slab of Purbeck marble found in 1764 in a ditch on the side of the Roman cemetery, 'about one mile west of Mr Morant's house' (Soc Antiquaries Minutes) <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Collingwood, R.G.. 1965. The Roman Inscriptions of Britain: Inscriptions on stone. I. RIB 193.

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Record last edited

Jul 5 2007 12:03PM

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