This large stone carving is from Aquae Sulis, the town that is now modern Bath. It decorated the front of the temple to the goddess Sulis Minerva, which stood near a sacred hot water spring. The carvings on the pediment show a combination of local British and Roman religious imagery and enable discussion of Roman religion and the response of the Romans to beliefs native to the countries they conquered.
From
Bath, Somerset, England
Date
1st century AD
Culture
Roman
Material
Bath Stone (oolitic limestone)
Dimensions
height: 244 cm
width: 800 cm
Museum
Roman Baths Museum, Bath
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