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Searching for clues on site: How did the fragment of a large Roman building end up in Freie Strasse?

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Die römische Spolie, die an der Freien Strasse zutage kam, zierte einst das Gesims eines antiken Grossbaus in Augusta Raurica. Foto: ABBS, Philippe Saurbeck, 2022
Sunday, December 8, 2024, 2 p.m.
Meeting point: Market square, in front of the town hall

City tour as part of the exhibition "Salvaged from the Underground. Archaeological finds from the center of Basel"

Guided tour: Sarah Wicki, curator of the exhibition
Price: CHF 10.-/7.-
This event is available in
German

Museum details

Address
Unterer Rheinweg 26
4058
Basel
+41 61 267 66 25
Price
Paid entry
10
CHF
Rate for holders of the Museums-PASS-Musées only.
Dates
On 08 December 2024

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Aquamanile (Handwaschgefäss) in Form eines Hundes oder Löwen, Spätmittelalter. Foto ABBS, Philippe Saurbeck
Basel
Salvaged from the underground

How did a 400 kg building stone of a Roman monumental structure get under the Freie Strasse? What do a hand washing vessel, leather remains and a casting mould reveal about life and crafts in medieval ...

Exhibition