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| Hah before you all start bristling at the R word.. Moss, they'll have some things from Nettleton Shrub - http://www.theguardian.com/art[...]on-roman-empire-bristol-museum "Some of the most intriguing objects in the exhibition are from Bristol's own collection. There are remnants of what was once a temple at Nettleton Shrub in Wiltshire – a large octagonal building perhaps in honour of Apollo. But what kind of Apollo? An altar here was dedicated to "Apollo Cunomaglos". According to Bristol Museum's curator of archaeology, Gail Boyle, the word Cunomaglos is Celtic, meaning "hound prince". An intriguing merging between Olympian and local deities had occurred (the Romans being relaxed and pragmatic about that kind of thing, unless the Christians were involved). Also discovered amid the remains was the bottom half of a sculpture depicting a woman, probably the goddess Diana, with her collared dog gazing adoringly up at her. Though the sculpture has seen better days, you can see his long silky ears, finely turned paws and almost quivering nose." (Also there's a mosaic discovered from when the railway went past Newton St Loe. But that's strictly local and Roman interest so I do apologise for mentioning that.) Reply | with quote |  7th September 2013ce 08:56 |
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