Roof tile in the form of a human face
Decorative tiles called ‘antefixes’ were used on the roof of the Roman legionary bath-house in Exeter. Some, like this one, showed images of human faces. Others were decorated with dolphins.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 403/1990/6
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Exeter archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit
- Material
- ceramic | | | |
- Common Name
- roof tile in the form of a human face
- Simple Name
- tile (roof)
- Period Classification
- Roman (43-410)
- Production Town
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- 55
- Production Year High
- 65
