Reverend Professor Martin Henig

Research Interests:

Archaeology, Roman art and culture, especially the sculpture, bronze figurines, jewellery and gems  from Roman Britain.; Roman religion both pagan and Christian;and  the cultural transition from Late Antiquity to the early Middle Ages (c.350-700); the influence  of the Roman past in the Middle Ages; the history of archaeology and the history of collecting.

Geographic Areas:

Although I am mainly concerned with the art of Roman Britain, I draw on comparanda from the Empire as a whole and especially from contiguous provinces.  I have studied/and continue to study intaglios and cameos in collections from throughout the Roman world.