Romano-British Celts corner a Saxon Raider, 6th century AD

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Saint Ursula (Latin for 'little female bear') is a Romano-British Christian saint, died on October 21, 383. Her feast day in the pre-1970 General Roman Calendar is October 1by.Caravaggio (1571–1610) 2 by Carlo Crivelli

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Saint Ursula (Latin for little female bear) is a Romano-British Christian saint-fine-arts-Grasmayr Johann-Georg-1691-1751-detail-.AG3JGB

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Saint Ursula (Latin for 'little female bear') is a Romano-British Christian saint, died on October 21, 383. Her feast day in the pre-1970 General Roman Calendar is October 1by.Caravaggio (1571–1610) 2 by Carlo Crivelli

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A Romano-British copper alloy toggle dating to 50-100CE and inlayed with red enamel in a La Tène style found at Felin Fach, Powys. Image NMW. https://t.co/Yd3TPsGqO2

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The old archetype of the Green Man was long seen by ancient cultures as symbolic of spring & fecundity. In British cultural history, he can be linked with the Gawain Poet’s Green Knight, Bath’s Romano-British hot springs, medieval churches, & Jack in the Green 🍃#FolkloreSunday

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Saint Ursula (Latin for little female bear) is a Romano-British Christian saint-fine-arts-grasmayr-johann-georg-1691-1751-painting-saint-ursula-detail-AG3JGB

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Saint Ursula (Latin for 'little female bear') is a Romano-British Christian saint, died on October 21, 383. Her feast day in the pre-1970 General Roman Calendar is October https://t.co/UPpTbOzSBE.Caravaggio (1571–1610)
2. by Carlo Crivelli

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Just in case you were wondering;
Here's the original :)
Made by the great Angus McBride, original title; Romano-British Celts corner a Saxon Raider, 6th century AD.
From the book 'Ancient Celts'.

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Four more images of Ring showing the extensive flint mining at the west of the site. The SLRM/Open Positive Lidars particularly shows the field systems, pits, sub-rectangular Romano-British buildings and prob WW2 AA batteries.

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A beautiful Celtic-inspired Romano-British silver pin. Decorated with curvilinear design & red enamel. Part of the Oldcroft Hoard found in Gloucestershire in 1973 with over 3,000 Roman bronze coins and silver fragments. C4th AD.
Image: British Museum. Museum no: 1973,0801.1

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A dragonesque brooch found at Wroxeter Roman City in 1914. This form is typically Romano-British, inspired by Celtic Iron Age art. Dragonesque brooches first appeared after Roman conquest in AD43. Popular late-1st to early-2nd century AD. Copper-alloy with enamel.

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Here's one for the Romano-British enthusiasts, of which I am one, the Tigress from the Hoxne Hoard.

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A 2nd-century Romano-British hare brooch, found in a 5th-/6th-century Anglo-Saxon grave on the Isle of Wight.

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A bull yoked with a cow on this 1st-3rdC copper-alloy statuette of a ploughman in his rainproof, hooded cloak probably depicts a special occasion (see https://t.co/jpFIwNrOok) - it may also be early evidence for use of the heavy rather than an ard

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Head jars were widely used throughout Roman Britain and are some of the most striking ceramic items produced during Roman rule, and seem to have been a favourite of Romano-British potters. Shop here https://t.co/PGFyW44qc8

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2. The survival of Romano-British Christian traditions across the period - even in E England - is suggested by a range of other evidence, including (eg) the distribution of Latin place-names for church: ie from ‘eclesia’ rather than Old English ‘cirice’ (https://t.co/fWFblCu6LW)

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The blue dots(place-names) & squares (river-names) show Brittonic place-name elements &/or refer to communities with late Romano-British traditions. The red diamonds show early Old English place-name elements. The map is remarkable for 3 things ...

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Sandstone sculpture of three legionaries standing side by side with shields and helmets. Place of origin: Croy Hill, Dunbartonshire. Date: A.D. 2nd century Culture/Period: Romano-British Medium: Sandstone, yellow.

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We humans love a face, there is even a name for the phenomena where we imagine faces everywhere, Pareidolia. Clearly the Romans loved a face too, Romano-British potters made many a face pot and we now make replicas of these. Check them out in our shop - https://t.co/GA4ORlHiXn

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