Drawings Roman inscription from York
Object number
LDSAL2020.15.14
Artist/Designer/Maker
Beckwith, Thomas - Artist
Production date
1772
Production place
York (city)
Material
paper
pen
ink
Wash
pen
ink
Wash
Technique
Drawing
Dimensions
Height: 200mm
Width: 182mm
Width: 182mm
Inscriptions
Inscription content
Tho. Beckwith Delin. Ebor: 1772.
Inscription content
Inscription in honour of Serapis found at York.
Archæologia III. p. 151.
Archæologia III. p. 151.
Inscription content
The representation of a Monument found in digging ye foundations of a house in ye Fryers gardens, within the Walls of the City of York, in August 1770; of which a particular account has been sent to the Society.
It is of a fine kind of grit-stone, in length 3 feet, depth 2 ft 1 Inch, and 7 Inches in thickness.
In ye possession of Francis Smyth Esq. F.A.S.
It is of a fine kind of grit-stone, in length 3 feet, depth 2 ft 1 Inch, and 7 Inches in thickness.
In ye possession of Francis Smyth Esq. F.A.S.
References
Reference (free text)
Samuel Pegge, 'An Inscription in Honour of Serapis found at York', Archaeologia 3 (1775): 151-3.
Illustration (Engraving), pl. X, opp. p. 151.
