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This ornament of a clenched hand, made from local stone, was possibly placed above the entrance gate of a fort to symbolise Roman power over the surrounding local people.

It was found in the stream below Nanstallon, near Bodmin, in 1964 and is dated AD 50-70s 😲😍

This ornament of a clenched hand, made from local stone, was possibly placed above the entrance gate of a fort to symbolise Roman power over the surrounding local people. It was found in the stream below Nanstallon, near Bodmin, in 1964 and is dated AD 50-70s 😲😍
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