An archaelogical index to remains of antiquity of the Celtic, Romano-British, and Anglo-Saxon periods . It wasfound in a boggy place near NcAVcastle, bysome children at play, and by them taken to asmiths shop; the smith sold it to a goldsmith inthe town, and it finally became the property ofthe Duke of Northumberland. Without attempt-ing a description of the subject represented onthis plate, we may observe, that the first threefemale figures clearly represent Diana, Minerva,and Juno, and the fourth, perhaps. Security; and The column surmounted by a globe near this figiue, willremind the antiqu
An archaelogical index to remains of antiquity of the Celtic, Romano-British, and Anglo-Saxon periods . It wasfound in a boggy place near NcAVcastle, bysome children at play, and by them taken to asmiths shop; the smith sold it to a goldsmith inthe town, and it finally became the property ofthe Duke of Northumberland. Without attempt-ing a description of the subject represented onthis plate, we may observe, that the first threefemale figures clearly represent Diana, Minerva,and Juno, and the fourth, perhaps. Security; and The column surmounted by a globe near this figiue, willremind the antiquaiy of the manner in which Security is sooften represented on Roman coins, and may, probably, suggesta better interpretation than has yet been otFered of the wholegroup, which if intended to I )e symbolical of events in Britain,may typify the security of the province in a state of an explanation is suggested by the figure of Security,who alone is seated, while the other divinities stand. j^yviiiriin-ii ?! ri 1 III V. ITwriiniUI llrT wiirttiijiiTi^rnitifim ii»T»fTMTTifj MMirTiiiTi-n. mr;!;l :.} ^! I -tT lim ^ I, I IH 11 l_UJJ_LLLL!UU ! »l II I ItlU KOMAN SILVEK PLATE. 11 that the male figure staiidiiiii: beneath the porticois Apollo, thegriliin below being one of the at-tributes of that divinity. We leave it, however,to the study of more competent judges than our-selves, and refer those who would learn what hasbeen said of this very perfect example of Romanart, to the explanations of Gale, Horsley, andHodgson.
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