Vine St Leicester Roman Townhouse Finds Selected Decorated Artefacts

<p>  </p> <p>Group of 5 images, Vine St excavations selected finds. Consists of a small group of decorated artefacts, of metal, ivory and ceramic material, found during the Roman site work:</p> <p><strong>VineSt_BronzeHandleDog.jpg</strong></p> <p>Image of Vine St excavations find. Bronze handle of a dog. Copper alloy handle from a Roman clasp knife.</p> <p><strong>VineSt_BroochesIllus.jpg</strong></p> <p>Image of Vine St excavations finds. Copper alloy / bronze brooches, illustrated.</p> <p><strong>VineSt_CeramicFigurine.jpg</strong></p> <p>Image of Vine St excavations find. Ceramic figurine of Venus Anadyomene, made of pipe clay. Associated with religion, fertility and childbirth, and of Dea Nutrix, relating to nursing mothers.</p> <p><strong>VineSt_Ivory_Panel.jpg</strong></p> <p>Image of Vine St excavations find. Relief-carved, ivory panel, displaying Anubis. Religion. From a composite Romano-Egyptian ivory box. Exceptionally rare piece. Anubis is shown crouched among lotus flowers and grasping a lance in his right hand. Anubis was popular amongst Egyptian soldiers in the Roman army, perhaps indicating it belonged to a veteran or a member of their family. From a pit in the Roman townhouse courtyard.</p> <p><strong>VineSt_SilverIntaglioRing.jpg</strong></p> <p>Image of Vine St excavations find. Silver intaglio finger ring, showing Mars. Religion. Mars is shown naked apart from helmet and cloak, with a spear and trophy. His persona is Mars Gravidus, 'the marcher', a guise the god was thought to take when guiding armies to victory. </p>