Collection Item: Altar

Basic info

Collection
Archaeology
Object name
Altar
Object category
Roman
Description
'Altar fragment, of gritstone, 23ins by 19ins by 14ins: only the capital and the top if the die are left. N[V[M(INI)] AVG(VSTI) E]T GEN(IO) EB[OR(ACI) 'To the emperor's divinity, and the Genius of York....' The Genius is the presiding deity.
Production date start
43
Production date end
410
Period
Roman

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Identification

Object number
YORYM : 2013.326
Number of objects
1
ID
17968

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Sandstone (Whole)

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Place
York