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Altar
Altar
Altar

Altar

Date200-300
MediumLimestone
DimensionsObject/Work: 210 x 145 x 110 mm
ClassificationsReligious/Ritual Equipment
Terms
    Object numberC15231
    DescriptionVotive altar inscribed "...CASSIANUS/POSVIT..." ("To the god... Cassianus set up this altar"). It may originally have been surmounted by a carved figure. It was found in a Roman well during excavations under Southwark Cathedral in 1977.
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    Figure
    Figure
    200-250
    Cinerary Chest
    Cinerary Chest
    200-250
    Ancient Egyptian limestone Prayer-tablet.
    Stela
    Giovanni D'Athanasi
    2900-1300 BC
    Icon
    Icon
    1700-1900
    Carved head of bone, pierced through the middle for suspension. Votive offering.
    Furniture-Fitting
    616-264 BC
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    Votive Offering
    700 BC-400 AD
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    Votive Offering
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    400-200 BC
    (recto)
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    Thomas Patrick Keating
    1952
    Canopic Jar
    Canopic Jar
    James Burton
    2400-30 BC
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    Votive Offering
    500 BC-500 AD
    Talisman
    Talisman
    45-400