The Ruins of the Roman City of Uriconium, at Wroxeter, near Shrewsbury — John Shaqi
The Ruins of the Roman City of Uriconium, at Wroxeter, near ShrewsburyWright, Thomas
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The Ruins of the Roman City of Uriconium, at Wroxeter, near Shrewsbury
Wright, Thomas
Romans -- England -- Wroxeter; Wroxeter (England) -- Antiquities, Roman
8. Stucco, covering the walls, coloured, plain, and with some formal
patterns. One specimen, bearing the letters A. R. C. A., having formed
part of an inscription on the wall. Tessellated ornamentation of the
surface of a wall, dark and light tesseræ, so as to form an irregular
pattern.
9. _Umbilicus_, or hinge for a door.
10. Iron bolts, [Picture: T shaped image] shaped iron stancheons, and
nails, for fixing roof and flue-tiles upon the walls.
11. Many tiles bearing the impression of the foot of domestic or wild
animals,—some of the dog; other, of the sheep, pig, horse, and ox.
II.
OBJECTS FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES.
1. POTTERY:—
_a_. Samian ware.
_b_. Upchurch pottery.
_c_. Durobrivian pottery.
_d_. Romano-Salopian ware, made of clay obtained from Broseley.
_e_. Pieces of red earthenware, probably made in Shropshire.
2. GLASS:—
_a_. Fragments of flat or window glass.
_b_. Portions of bottles, &c., generally coloured, some opalescent.
_c_. Fragments of a cup, ornamented with spots of deep purple glass.
_d_. One green glass bottle, 6½ inches high, with narrow neck, found in
the cemetery, quite entire.
_e_. A green glass jar, with wide mouth, about 5 inches high and 6
inches wide, also found in the cemetery. It was full of soil, everywhere
penetrated by roots of plants.
_f_. Two metallic mirrors or _specula_, one in fragments, the other
entire. They are of white metal, a compound of tin and copper, with a
large proportion of the former.—(Cemetery.)
_g_. Three very pretty lamps. One bears the figure of Hercules, another
that of a dolphin, a third that of a boy kneeling.—(Cemetery.)
_h_. A silver fibulæ.
3. Bronze statuette of Venus and Mercury.
4. A _strigil_, (fragment.)
5. Part of an iron horse-shoe. Iron bit of a bridle. Iron spur.
6. Two masks, one made of terra cotta, the other of pottery.
7. Anomalous earthenware vessel.
III.
IMPLEMENTS AND UTENSILS.
1. Weights: one in lead, 20¼oz.; another in stone, 11½oz.
Weight in lead, marked ii., weighs 2¼oz.; another also in lead, weighs
2½oz.
2. Ladle; and neck of some vessel made of block tin.
3. Several keys, of different forms. Iron padlock.
4. Large shackles, chains, &c., of iron.
5. Knives, spear-heads, and portions of other weapons. Two axe-heads.
Bone handle of a sword, _very curious_.
6. Several whet-stones. Stone handle to a knife. Touchstone.
7. Iron trident.
8. Rings of iron, bronze, and lead.
9. _Styli_ of bronze and iron; bronze tweezers; bronze and iron spoons;
steelyard.
10. Small cup of lead; ditto of thin copper.
11. Large plates of lead, purpose unknown.
12. Cock made of lead, a child’s toy.
13. Fragment of a lamp in red pottery.
14. Three painters’ pallettes.
15. A curious iron box—(ointment box?)
16. Iron trowel.
17. Bronze lancet (?)
IV.
PERSONAL ORNAMENTS.
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