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tombstone
Object Type
tombstone
Museum number
1866,1208.1
Description
Rectangular tombstone base dedicated to Gaius Julius Calenus of the sixth legion.
Cultures/periods
Roman
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Lincoln
, Found about a furlong west of the Roman wall of Lincoln
Materials
stone
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Diameter:
25 inches
Height:
19 inches
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
R I B / The Roman Inscriptions of Britain
(I, 252, p. 83)
Location
On display
(G49/wall)
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 1984 Apr-Oct, Lincoln City and County Museum, Lincoln comes of Age: Twenty-One Centuries of Living History
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Gaius Julius Calenus
Acquisition date
1866
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1866,1208.1
Conservation
Treatment
: 05 Aug 1997
Treatment
: 17 Oct 1996