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encroached upon the old Roman street. In front of another 
house was a well which was situated in the street itself, and 
had been protected by a massive stone curb which was still 
am situ. 
The most interesting discovery, however, was made to the 
west of these houses; for here between them and the Forum 
we found the foundations of a temple, of which the plan was 
completely recovered. This building consisted of a square 
cella with a small apse on the north side. On all four sides 
of this cella we found the walls which retained the podium or 
platform on which the cella had stood. This platform was 
separated from the street by a considerable space, and was 
approached probably by a series of shallow steps, but the walls 
of this approach have not yet been fully excavated. The 
whole temple area, including the approach, was bounded by 
well-built walls. The entrance from the street passes through 
the centre of a long chamber lying parallel with the street, 
and at right angles to the access to the temple. This chamber 
has an apse at its east end, and was paved with a tesselated 
pavement. Its use however, remains somewhat uncertain. 
Nothing was found in the temple area to throw any light upon 
the deity to whose worship it was dedicated. But in any case 
it is a monument of great interest, and owing to the kindness 
of Lord Tredegar, it will not be covered up, but will be pre- 
served for the benefit of future students and visitors. 
Among the various objects of domestic life that were found 
was an unusual quantity of Samian ware, and in a rubbish 
pit there was found a small sandstone figure of a seated 
goddess. The workmanship was extraordinarily rude, and 
in its style re-calls the rude stone head that was found 
some years ago in the south-west quarter of the city. The 
figure holds a globe, possibly a pomegranate in the left 
hand, and a palm in the right. Somewhat similar figures 
have lately been found in Gaul, and it is possible that they 
are the rude representation of native Celtic divinities. 
