Archaeologist required

[Dave]

Can anyone tell me anything about these white marble artefacts?

 

[HillBill]

Only if you tell us more about where they were found.

White marble (presuming found in UK) and the arch carvings,would suggest Roman origins to me. Could be wrong though, thats just initial impression.

 

[Dave]

I dont know where they came from. Possibly North Africa. Friend of my parents set up a Safari company in Africa about 55 years ago.....

 

[HillBill]

I'd still say Roman if from north africa

 

[woof]

I think Hepotic over on BB is in that line, could be woth drpping him a pm, he's a nice bloke to deal with.

Rob

 

[Toddy]

I'd need a lot more information tbh, worked stone isn't my thing, but they look like pieces of funeral ornamentation to me.
Grave decoration, tomb mounts, ecclesiastical debris.

You might ask Dave Budd ? Robby might know too, or any of the others.

atb,
M

 

[HillBill]

Id be inclined to say they are pieces of decorative roofing - the bit that runs around the rim of the roof of a bathhouse or some other prominent building.

 

[Dave Budd]

sorry, buildings don't do it for me either. If it is marble and came from North Africa, then it could be Roman or any time in the last 2000 years (not just the Romans used marble you know ). I would go with part of an architrave or frsco but the fragments could be anything to me to be honest.

 

[Dave]

Thanks for all your opinions.

Id be inclined to say they are pieces of decorative roofing - the bit that runs around the rim of the roof of a bathhouse or some other prominent building

Thats what I thought Mark. Thanks Mary and Dave. I may track down an expert on buildings and continue my investigations. I'll post my results if I do.

 

[Robby]

Some more info and some better pictures (maybe using indirect lighting to make the detail stand out more) with some Idea of size and scale would be useful.