Roman statue found at Kent to go on display

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A Roman statue unearthed at Kent will be on display at the British Museum.

A Roman statue of Triton, the sea‑god son of Neptune, was discovered during a 2024 archaeological dig at a housing development in Teynham. It will soon go on display in the British Museum’s Roman Gallery. Archaeologists discovered the 60‑kg sculpture in a disused clay‑lined water tank beside Roman Watling Street, near a mausoleum and cemetery. The find was part of a wider excavation that also revealed cremation burials, chalk wall foundations, and a tomb containing a coin from around AD 320–330.

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/news/roman-statue-found-on-kent-building-site-to-be-displayed-at-346201/

 

Kent has been the site of many previous Roman excavations (see below):

 

 

The County of Kent:

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