NHER 21729 (Monument record) - Former site of the Roydon Head Roman statue
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM08SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ROYDON (NEAR DISS), SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
September 1985. Seen on side of road, northeast side of Banyard's Lane.
Life-size marble head, very fine Classical work, Grand Tour piece?
A. Gregory (NAU), 24 September 1985.
31 August 1989.
Life size marble head now identified as the emperor Antoninus Pius ('Formia' type). Genuine Roman date AD 138 to 150.
See correspondence (S1) and parallels in file. Press cutting (S2) in file.
D. A. Gurney (NAU), 31 August 1989.
1990.
Sold at auction. See (S2) for further details.
A. Beckham (HES), 29 July 2016.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
- <S1> SNF66686 Correspondence: Walker, S (British Museum). 1989. Letter to D. Gurney (NAU). 8 August.
- <S2> SNF66685 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1990. Valuable marble 'bollard'. 12 July.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Dec 17 2025 3:41PM