Votive altar, Birrens

A small altar-shaped stone, with an inscription in irregular but well-cut and clear lettering: FORTVNAE VOTVM. Made from pale greyish sandstone and found at Birrens in 1886. From the description this is a small altar to the God of Fortune. Plain with a simple rectangular column, altars to Fortune or chance were particularly popular gods with soldiers, as was victory.                                            
Object no :
RPD0170
Collection :
Ritual and religion
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
height (max): 265 mm width (top): 135 mm depth (top): 110 mm width (base): 160 mm depth (base): 115 mm
Materials :
stone & sedimentary rock & sandstone
Location :
NA
Related site :
Birrens
2 Fmedia2 F5684772 FRPD0170n

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