Altar to Diana

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Altar to Diana

Entry/Object ID

X.FV 40

Description

Roman stone altar dedicated to Diana, from the Roman site at Newstead

Use

Used to communicate religious texts/beliefs

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Altar

Acquisition

Accession

X.FV 40

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Altar

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

freestanding altars

Material

Stone

Color

Tan

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland web link to artefact, Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)