Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society . XII, p. 112,and to Archceologica Ailiana, 2nd series, vol. XIII, p. 198. II. I have the honour to exhibit and present photographs of asculptured stone of Roman date found on the site of the New Markets,Carlisle. The present find is the larger portion of a stone, on whichthere is a representation of the well-known decs matres, seated under asegmental arch rising from pillars with square capitals and abaci sup-porting an involute. An ornament resembling the dog tooth decoratesthe front of the arch : the fragment
Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society . XII, p. 112,and to Archceologica Ailiana, 2nd series, vol. XIII, p. 198. II. I have the honour to exhibit and present photographs of asculptured stone of Roman date found on the site of the New Markets,Carlisle. The present find is the larger portion of a stone, on whichthere is a representation of the well-known decs matres, seated under asegmental arch rising from pillars with square capitals and abaci sup-porting an involute. An ornament resembling the dog tooth decoratesthe front of the arch : the fragment contains only two of the three decsmatres, each of whom supports on her lap the usual basin or basketof fruit. The face of one of the figures has been, at some remoteperiod, knocked off, the other is weathered. A careful look out isbeing kept for the missing piece of the stone. This stone was foundvery close to the surface. We are endebted to the Council of theBritish Archaeological Association for the loan of the engraving givenwith this account. A RECENT ROMAN DISCOVERIES. 277. A small altar was found in another part of the site at the depth oftwelve feet ; it is blank; with it was found the stone socket orstand, into which its base fitted. Pottery continues to occur ; an almost perfect mortariitm, with aninside diameter of 10 inches, was found with the altar; it bears nopotters mark. This is all that has come to my notice up to this dateSept. 13, 1888, as found on the site of the New Markets,Carlisle, but a bronze fij^ure of a sea horse was found,and acquired by a London dealer, who sold it to theBritish Museum : I fancy coins have been found, andsold on the sly. About 1000 cartloads of earth yet remainto be carried away : they should yield somethini^.* have also the honour to exhibit a bronze implement of a tjpe,which seems to me peculiar: it measures 4^ inches in ^length and * Up to goingf to press (January iSSo,) I Iiavc heard of nothin!,^ hut I liavcbeen unable to
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