Denton, Romano-Celtic stone head

HER Number:
1321

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Denton, Romano-Celtic stone head

Place:
Denton

Map Sheet:
NZ16NE

Class:
Religion or Ritual

Site Type: Broad:
Religious Structural Object

Site Type: Specific:
Sculpture

General Period:
Roman

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
A sandstone head, found in Linnel Drive, Denton, was presented to the Museum of Antiquities. It is c. 190 mm max. height, x c.150 mm wide, x c.120 mm front to back, and parts of it are missing or damaged. The face has a thick lips, the hint of a moustache, and a flat nose. The eyes are incised ovals without pupils. The forehead protrudes, and the top of the head is flat except where the forehead rises above the left eye. Perhaps one of the horned stone heads of a native Celtic deity, of the Romano-British period, found especially in the region of Hadrian's Wall.

Easting:
192

Northing:
655

Grid Reference:
NZ192655

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1321 >> D.J. Smith, in R. Miket, & C. Burgess, 1984, A Romano-Celtic Head... in Between and Beyond the Walls, 221-223