Corbridge Roman Museum

Corbridge Roman Museum is a small , but has some interesting exhibits, here is a list of the stone artefacts It was redesigned in April 2018. These are the highlights.

The Lion of Corbridge

MUSEUM-LION-OF-CORBRIDGE

MUSEUM-LION-OF-CORBRIDGE

The Corbridge Lion is an ancient Roman free-standing sandstone sculpture of a male lion standing on a prone animal (possibly a deer) on a semi-cylindrical coping stone base. Measuring 0.95m in length by 0.36m in width and 0.87m high, it was initially a piece of decorative funerary ornamentation from a tomb (symbolising the conquest of Death over Life). It was subsequently reused as a fountainhead bypassing a water pipe through its mouth, was found in a water tank on the Roman site at Corbridge. It is believed to date to the 2nd or 3rd centuries AD.

The Hoard.

THE CORBRIDGE THE-HOARD

THE-HOARD

In 1964 the remains of a wooden chest were discovered, which contained some of the most significant finds from Roman Britain. The chest had been buried in the early part of the 2nd century. Inside was a mix of tools, personal items, weapons and most importantly, sections of Roman segmental armour, which was only fully understood following this find. This type of armour was used from about 50 to 200 AD

The Corbridge Lanx

The-Corbridge-Lanx

The-Corbridge-Lanx a copy

This magnificent silver platter was found by nine-year-old Isabel Cutter in the bank of the River Tyne at Corbridge, in February 1735. It is probable that gradual erosion of the river bank and washed out part of a fourth-century silver hoard, as other vessels were found there on various occasions between 1731 and 1760. The scene shows the god Apollo at the entrance to a shrine, holding a bow, his lyre at his feet. His twin sister Artemis (Diana), the hunter goddess, enters from the left, and the helmeted goddess with her hand raised to indicate conversation is Athena (Minerva). The two female figures in the centre are less obvious. The entire scene is clearly a shrine of Apollo. It’s only a copy, the original is in the British Museum.

Standard Bearer Original in Hexham Abbey

HEXHAM MUSEUM-TOMBSTONE-OF-CAVALRYMAN

MUSEUM-TOMBSTONE-OF-CAVALRYMAN in Hexham Abbey

The tombstone shows a cavalryman on a horse and has the troop standard in this hand, the man under the horse is barbarian, and useful to fill the space under the horse. The original is in Hexham Abbey, but he was probably buried in Corbridge The inscription:

Line 1: To the spirits of the departed -FLAVINVS

Line 2: Cavalryman of PETR regiment, Standard Bearer

Line 3: of a troop of CANDIDA died at 25years Line 4: after 7 years of service-is buried here The PETR regiment was later a 1000 strong elite cavalry regiment based at Carlisle, the only 1000 strong cavalry regiment in Britain. When he died, it was based at Corbridge, and the tombstone possibly moved to Hexham in the 7th century.   As shown in the museum     Back to the Corbridge Guide

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