Sculpted Stone- Boar
Description
This block of roughly square sandstone, with a boar carved in relief, was found at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It dates from between 140 and 180 AD. Roman legionary emblem of a boar cut in a block of sandstone, from Newstead Roman legions often had animal emblems. The boar was the emblem of the 20th Roman legion. Many of the soldiers who belonged to the legion were stationed at Newstead at one stage. Photo © National Museums Scotland
Object Information
Date Created:
140-180 CE
Local ID:
X.FRA 1601
Collection:
National Museums Scotland
Provenance:
James Curle excavations 1905-1911
Place of Creation/Discovery:
Trimontium
Citation:
Curle, J. A Roman frontier post and its people: the fort of Newstead. Glasgow: MacLehose, 1911, 144.
Materials:
Sandstone
Cultural Attribution:
Roman
Period:
2nd Century CE
Classification:
Sculpture
Rights:
In Copyright-National Museums Scotland