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Collection Item: Roof Finial
Basic info
- Collection
- Archaeology
- Object name
- Roof finial
- Object category
- Roman
- Description
- Roof finial or antefix; Incomplete tile fragment depicting the lower part of the front face of an antefix. The hand-moulded decoration on the front consists of a stylised human head with elongated neck andraised swirled lines surrounding (hooded?). A series of irregularly moulded sub-triangular bosses frame the head on both sides. The mount on the rear is missing.
- Production date start
- 70
- Production date end
- 410
- Period
- Roman
Identification
- Object number
- YORYM : 1951.57.1
- Number of objects
- 1
- ID
- 11365
Physical Characteristics
- Materials
- Ceramic (Whole)
- Dimensions
- Whole length 13.5 cm
- Whole width 15.0 cm
- Whole thickness 2.0 cm
Find spot
- Method
- Archaeological excavation
- Place
- York
