Roman — Roman; 2nd-3rd century
Sculpture, carved block
This block of stone from the Roman London Screen of Gods monument is carved on one face, that is now broken near the left end.
The legs of Vulcan can be seen on the left, with his anvil by his left ankle, and are divided from the Minerva figure by a fluted pilaster, with double torus moulding above the base. Minerva has her weight on her left leg which is concealed behind her shield that shows the head of a Gorgon, right foot pointed away from her. The point of her spear is downwards and ends just above her right foot, and an owl with head turned to face front stands to the right of the shield. On the furthest right edge is another fluted pilaster with double torus moulding.
There is a large dove tail cramp hole in the top back. Carved in oolitic limestone, this block was found with other similar stones, reused as building material in the Roman riverside wall.
- Category:
- Roman
- Object ID:
- 80.325/32a
- Object name:
- sculpture, carved block
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- Roman; 2nd-3rd century
- Material:
stone, limestone
- Measurements/duration:
- L 1260 mm, H 460 mm, D 335 mm, WT c. 0.6 tonnes (overall)
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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