Evidence for Christianity in Roman Britain
The small-finds
Written by C. F. Mawer
£34.00 – £43.00
Description
An illustrated catalogue of small finds from Roman Britain which have inscriptions indicating exposure to Christianity. Ritual objects and furniture, vessels and utensils, personal ornaments, propitiatory and amuletic objects and utilitarian objectsare all described and illustrated by line-drawings. Each catalogue entry details provenance, location and bibliographic references. A full description includes consideration of whether the object is an indication of Christian worship or has some morecomplex history or pagan function. Statistical analysis of accepted, claimed, possible, rejected and `falsa’ in each class provides a useful guide to distinguishing genuine material indicators of Roman christianity from more ambiguous material.
