Illustration depicting a carved stone altar to the god Jupiter, excavated from the Praetorium at Vindolanda Roman Fort near Hadrian's Wall, and now exhibited in the museum at Chesters Roman Fort

Date:
circa 1985 - circa 1989
Reference:
IC048/105
Type:
Artwork
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Description

The altar was erected to the god Jupiter by a man called Quintus Petronius Urbicus, of the Fabian tribe from Brixia, Italy. This is a printed copy of an original drawing.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC048 Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site, Cumbria/ Northumberland/ Tyne and Wear; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction and Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Gardiner, Frank Joseph Henry

Keywords

Roman Altar