Benwell Fort (Condercum), Relief of male head
Benwell Fort (Condercum), Relief of male head
HER Number
5326
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Benwell Fort (Condercum), Relief of male head
Place
Benwell
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Relief of a male head which probably represents Mars rather than an auxiliary soldier, and came from either a votive relief or flanking figure on a large dedication slab. Found in 1862 in the kitchen garden of Condercum House. CISR 1.1 317. Museum of Antiquities 1924.9.
Easting
421600
Northing
564700
Grid Reference
NZ421600564700
Sources
<< HER 5326 >> E.J. Phillips, 1977, Corpus Signororum Imperii Romani, Great Britain Vol 1, no. 317, in Corbridge's Hadrian's Wall East of the North Tyne
Tyne and Wear Museums, 1991, The Roman Fort at Benwell and its Environs, Survey of extent and preservation of archaeological deposits
Tyne and Wear Museums, 1991, The Roman Fort at Benwell and its Environs, Survey of extent and preservation of archaeological deposits