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Gentleman's Magazine 1862 part 1 pp.578-579

  roman sculpture
  Carlisle

Roman Sculpture, Carlisle

page 578:-
Antiquarian and Literary Intelligence.
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Mr. Ferguson, of Carlisle, gave an account of the recent discovery there of a sculpture of the Roman period, part of the figure possibly of a soldier in one of the auxiliary cohorts; a torque and crescent appears round the neck, in one hand appears to be a short sword, and in the
page 579:-
other a small casket, with some long-hafted weapon. The figure was about two-thirds life size.
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