Reconstruction portrait of a Roman gallus, based on the human remains and jet jewellery excavated from Grave 951 at Site 46, Bainesse Farm, Catterick (Roman Cataractonium). A gallus was a Roman eunoch priest of the Phrygian Goddess Cybele.

Date:: Jan 2002

Reference:: IC159/004

Type:: Drawing (Digital)

Not what you're looking for? Try a new search

Description

This illustration was reproduced widely in media reports concerning the find, and on the cover of the second volume of the publication 'Cataractonium: Roman Catterick and its hinterland: excavation and research, 1958-1997', edited by Pete Wilson and published by the Council for British Archaeology.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC159 Roman Britain; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction and Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Reconstruction portrait of a Roman gallus, based on the human remains and jet jewellery excavated from Grave 951 at Site 46, Bainesse Farm, Catterick (Roman Cataractonium). A gallus was a Roman eunoch priest of the Phrygian Goddess Cybele.

Description

Content

Rights

People & Organisations

Keywords