Funerary altar with Latin inscription to Jupiter Tanarus

Details

• Title

  Funerary altar with Latin inscription to Jupiter Tanarus

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Cheshire › Chester (Foregate Street) (find spot)

• Date

  AD 154
  Roman Period (Britain) (AD 43 - 410)

• Material and technique

  sandstone

• Material index

  inorganic › stone › sandstone

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment › altar;

  sculpture;

  communications equipment › monumental inscription

• Dimensions

  97 cm (length)
  43 cm (width)
  45 cm (height)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Francis Cholmondeley, 1675.

• Museum location

  currently out on loan

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  ANChandler.3.1

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