Sujet

Roman pavement found in Mark-Lane, 1871. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Roman pavement found in Mark-Lane, [City of London], 1871. 'During the work of excavating some garden ground at the back of the archway adjoining the premises situated at No. 27, Mark-lane, the workmen came upon a piece of plain, red tesselated Roman pavement. It lay at the unusually small depth of 7 ft. from the surface. The remains measure 11 ft, in length by 6 ft. in width. The level is arched, but had been disturbed, probably through the sinking of the foundations for the adjacent walls. The earth contained a quantity of Roman remains, amongst which were the fragments of several querns, or ancient flour-mills, constructed of basaltic stone, examples of Samian ware, and other pottery, including an example of a pitcher, with a large lip for pouring, and a smaller orifice for drinking from; also a large quantity of the bones of deer, boars, and oxen'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A70_320

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

12,2Mo (1,1Mo) / 20,4cm x 15,0cm / 2412 x 1766 (300dpi)

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