NHER 10546 (Find Spot record) - Roman wolf figurine

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Summary

A Roman copper alloy figurine of a wolf is recorded as being found 'associated with the foundations of the priory at Yarmouth' in 1852. It seems more likely that this figurine was brought back to Britain as a souvenir of a Grand Tour in the 18th or 19th century. The object was destroyed during World War Two bombing.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Around 1860.
Bronze casting, about 22.86cm (9 inches) long of Capitoline wolf. Destroyed by bombing of Tollhouse.
See (S1).
Drawing by [2] ?still in existence.
E. B. Green (NCM).

(S2) shows a watercolour in Rolfe Collection of this object and states that it is said to have been found 'associated with the
foundations of the priory at Yarmouth' in 1852. (S2) comes to the conclusion it is more likely to be a Grand Tour import.
E. Rose (NLA), 26 November 1993.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Early Saxon. Yarmouth (Great).
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Correspondence: 1928. Letter. To unknown newspaper from P. E. Rumbelow re A Bronze Wolf.. 28 May.
  • <S2> Monograph: Darling, M. J. and Gurney, D. 1993. Caister-on-Sea Excavations by Charles Green, 1951-55. East Anglian Archaeology. No 60. p 132.
  • FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 2 2013 2:19PM

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