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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on May 26, 2023, 08:27:35 AM

Title: COLOSSAL CARVED HEADS FOUND AT ROMAN BATHHOUSE NEAR HADRIAN’S WALL
Post by: Imperial Dave on May 26, 2023, 08:27:35 AM
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/05/colossal-carved-heads-found-at-roman-bathhouse-near-hadrians-wall/147422?fbclid=IwAR2juiZ6EImfseITsXqgEVk0smrzr0EDWby26jHhienUkPfZEJjjrDHHTvQ

2 heads being better than 1 obviously
Title: Re: COLOSSAL CARVED HEADS FOUND AT ROMAN BATHHOUSE NEAR HADRIAN’S WALL
Post by: Ian61 on May 26, 2023, 11:01:26 AM
 :) Big, yes, colossal? they are not exactly Moai! :P 

Looking at the pictures and the text:- "carved heads (3x the size of a human head) which would have come from sculptures measuring up to 12-15 ft (3.5-4.5m) tall." I agree they are big but they don't look to me as if they have come from statues, they look more architectural.
Title: Re: COLOSSAL CARVED HEADS FOUND AT ROMAN BATHHOUSE NEAR HADRIAN’S WALL
Post by: Imperial Dave on May 26, 2023, 11:12:16 AM
good point Ian, could be reliefs on columns
Title: Re: COLOSSAL CARVED HEADS FOUND AT ROMAN BATHHOUSE NEAR HADRIAN’S WALL
Post by: Erpingham on May 26, 2023, 11:27:10 AM
IIRC, the Romans often made colossal statues of wood, with only bits like heads and hands of stone, so that is a possibility.  Certainly, they don't look broken off a statue but rather that they had flat bottoms at chin level to be placed on something.
Title: Re: COLOSSAL CARVED HEADS FOUND AT ROMAN BATHHOUSE NEAR HADRIAN’S WALL
Post by: Imperial Dave on May 26, 2023, 05:26:55 PM
bookends.....
Title: Re: COLOSSAL CARVED HEADS FOUND AT ROMAN BATHHOUSE NEAR HADRIAN’S WALL
Post by: Erpingham on May 26, 2023, 05:37:50 PM
Quote from: Imperial Dave on May 26, 2023, 05:26:55 PMbookends.....
You must have mighty sturdy bookshelves.
Title: Re: COLOSSAL CARVED HEADS FOUND AT ROMAN BATHHOUSE NEAR HADRIAN’S WALL
Post by: Imperial Dave on May 26, 2023, 05:39:08 PM
hoooooge
Title: Re: COLOSSAL CARVED HEADS FOUND AT ROMAN BATHHOUSE NEAR HADRIAN’S WALL
Post by: Justin Swanton on May 27, 2023, 07:03:11 AM
Quote from: Erpingham on May 26, 2023, 05:37:50 PM
Quote from: Imperial Dave on May 26, 2023, 05:26:55 PMbookends.....
You must have mighty sturdy bookshelves.
Very big books?
Title: Re: COLOSSAL CARVED HEADS FOUND AT ROMAN BATHHOUSE NEAR HADRIAN’S WALL
Post by: Imperial Dave on May 27, 2023, 08:23:42 AM
well hundreds of them so collectively quite weighty  :)
Title: Re: COLOSSAL CARVED HEADS FOUND AT ROMAN BATHHOUSE NEAR HADRIAN’S WALL
Post by: Justin Swanton on May 27, 2023, 09:04:45 AM
Quote from: Imperial Dave on May 27, 2023, 08:23:42 AMwell hundreds of them so collectively quite weighty  :)
Or...
(https://i.imgur.com/5AYPlHo.jpg)
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