Roman Britain (Room 49)

The Weston Gallery

AD 43 - 410

The Roman occupation of Britain dramatically transformed the material culture of the province. Imported goods and settlers from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa created a richer, more diverse society and a wealth of mosaics, wall paintings, sculpture, glassware and metalwork was produced. The laws, administration, currency, architecture, engineering, religion and art of Rome met Britain’s Iron Age societies to create a distinctive 'Romano-British' identity, which is illustrated in Room 49 through a variety of objects and artworks.

Image captions (clockwise from top left):

Writing tablet (Vindolanda) AD 1919

Stone female head 1st-4th centuries AD

Hinton St Mary Mosaic 4th century AD

The Great dish from the Mildenhall Treasure 4th century AD