The Archaeological journal . llustrations, whichrepresent the front and back of the entire stone. In front of the larger stone was a pavement thirteen feet by six, andunderneath were several urns containing burnt bone and charcoal. Threestone cists were discovered in the vicinity, two of them containinghuman remains, also two stones cut to represent fir cones (a wellknown Roman emblem of immortality), one sixteen inches high, theother nine inches. There was also a portion of a monumental figure,with the head and lower extremities broken off. It resembles severalfound on the line of the Wall of
The Archaeological journal . llustrations, whichrepresent the front and back of the entire stone. In front of the larger stone was a pavement thirteen feet by six, andunderneath were several urns containing burnt bone and charcoal. Threestone cists were discovered in the vicinity, two of them containinghuman remains, also two stones cut to represent fir cones (a wellknown Roman emblem of immortality), one sixteen inches high, theother nine inches. There was also a portion of a monumental figure,with the head and lower extremities broken off. It resembles severalfound on the line of the Wall of Hadrian. A portion of another serpentwas also found, which had probably been part of the monument of whichthe base was discovered previously. It is an interesting question, What is the nature of the larger stone %Is it a tombstone > If so, does it refer to the deceased being a memberof any particular sect? The surroundings of the discovery suggest thatthe spot was one of the usual road-side Roman cemeteries. Again, is it. Roman Tombstone found at Maryport.
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