Information for record number MWA12495:
Possible part of a Roman funerary monument, Alcester

Summary A fragment of imported marble, possibly part of a Roman funerary monument or sarcophagus was recovered during observation in Roman Way.
What Is It?  
Type: Sarcophagus?
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Alcester
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 A fragment of imported marble, possibly part of a Roman funerary monument or sarcophagus was recovered during observation in Roman Way. It is undecorated, possibly with evidence of a rivet or dowel fixing countersunk hole along one edge. It is considered to be of Roman date. It is likely to be Proconnesian, exported to Italy and the Roman provinces from the 2nd century AD onwards, used specifically for architectural purposes and for sarcophagi.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at 9 Roman Way, Alcester, Warwickshire
Author/originator: K Wright and I Greig
Date: 2007
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 720
   
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period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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monument SARCOPHAGUS * A stone coffin embellished with sculpture. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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