Roman counterweight with Greek bust found in Cockermouth

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A small counterbalance from the 1st century AD with the image of the Greek god Silenus has been found in Cockermouth, Northern England. (Silenus was rhe Greek god of wine and drunkenness.)

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According to Edward Dougherty from Northern Archaeological Associates Ltd, the area of Cockermouth in the Roman period during the 1st and 2nd century AD would have been a regional hub leading to forts on the Cumbrian cast such as nearby Burrow Walls Roman Fort and Alauna (Maryport).

Excavations also uncovered evidence of a Roman road that appears to be aligned towards a bridge crossing on the River Derwent, in addition to the foundations of what appears to be Roman house plots. Most of the ceramics recovered are Samian ware, a high-status pottery used in Roman Britain which was mainly made in the southern, central and eastern areas of Gaul (France).

 

 

(Cockermouth is about 300 miles or 500 km north of London)

Edited April 19, 2023 by guy