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tombstone
Object Type
tombstone
Museum number
1970,0701.2
Description
Fragments of reddish sandstone tombstone with three lines of inscription.
Cultures/periods
Romano-British
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Kirkby Thore
Materials
sandstone
Dimensions
Length:
210 millimetres
Weight:
3478 grammes
Thickness:
64 millimetres
Width:
153 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
R I B / The Roman Inscriptions of Britain
(no.770)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Sotheby's
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
James Hugh William Lowther, 7th Earl of Lonsdale
Acquisition notes
Sotheby's sale 29th June 1970. Kept at Lowther Castle until sold. Found 1860
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1970,0701.2