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The Celtic and Roman Panel

The Central Panel

  1. A Roman Galley
  2. Celt in a coracle
  3. A fenced Celtic village with round hutsand a fence around it
  4. Celtic woman weaving
  5. Celts hunting wild boar and deer in the forest
  6. Building a Roman road – a Roman engineer uses a theodolite
  7. Roman building and Roman ladies in Greenwich Park
  8. Plants and animals introduced by the Romans
  9. Roman Legionaries and Centurion
  10. Roman standard and soldier with shield

     

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    The Border Panels

    Left - Christian symbols

    Lamb from Lesnes Abbey Missal

    Star of David

    Trinity from St. Luke’s Church

    Angel

    Omega

    Holy Spirit

    Fish

    The Cross

    Fountain from Ravenna mosaics

    Right
    Roman Standard

    Celtic Cross

    Jewel

    Celtic Shield

    Roman oil lamp

    Roman/Celtic pottery

    Roman coin – Britannia

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