A mystery

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Hi all
Can anyone enlighten upon this image that was taken at the British Museum.
It was shown in our groups web page but is strange having a horse with rider and a Pegasus.....My thoughts.. maybee an ALA attached?

[Vindex]

Got a better picture Kevin? I may be missing something but it looks like Pegasus to me with no rider.

[caiusbeerquitius]

On the left is a capricorn, on the right a pegasus.

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Hi
Sorry Moi thats all ive got.....pegasus on the left and what seems to be a rider on the right...was taken by a member of the group at the British Museum...thats all i know, and he would/we would like any info on it as we are severly contradicting ourselves as to the meaning.
I still reckon it represents an ALA or similar attached to II AVG to be bold enough to represent thier selves on the "Tabula"
Kevin

[caiusbeerquitius]

As I said, on the left is a capricorn. On the right might be a rider, if you had a better pic.

[66kbm]

Unless horses grew people on thier backs...i would say thats a rider on the right.
Someone must know of this pic...put usout of our misery please
Kevin


No way are those wings

[66kbm]

Update on info
Apparently from Caerleon...when i dont know
Kevin

[S. Marcer]

Building-Stone from Hadrian's Wall (2nd century AD)

Best!

S.M.

[attachment=3961]Building-StonefromHadriansWallwithinscriptionofLEGIIAUGRomanBritainBritishMuseum.jpg[/attachment]


EDIT:

Vindex wrote:

oops...cross posted with Ligus (but a better photograph!)

:wink:

The Vindex’s photo is quite clear, just the emblems of the legion in an “heraldic composition”.

[Vindex]

Okey dokey...this is on the Livius website:

http://www.livius.org/a/1/legio/ii_augusta/iiaug.JPG

If it's the same one as that one above, I'd say it was just the pegasus wings; not rider; no ala reference. (And this stone is from Hadrian's Wall country).

EDIT: oops...cross posted with Ligus (but a better photograph!).

I've found this one too:

http://tinyurl.com/8yjmsqu

[Renatus]

The stone is RIB 1341 and is described as "Building stone, 15 x 10 in., found before 1789 on the north side of Benwell fort. Now in the British Museum." The figures are a capricorn and a pegasus, the emblems of legio II Augusta, which also appear on other reliefs, e.g., RIB 340, 1342, 1344 & 1707.

[dengland]

Any idea when the fort was built? I understand it was constructed after the wall and ditch were completed.

[Vindex]

Any idea when the fort was built? I understand it was constructed after the wall and ditch were completed.

A concise history:

http://www.roman-britain.org/places/condercum.htm

[Albertomv]

Capricorn and pegasus I think.

[soniaaa82uk]

VINDEX solvet the mistery, are the emblems of LEGIO II

[66kbm]

Ok
So its a Pegasus...my mistake...my eyes are old.
Good work Moi and thanks.
Kevin