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Description: | Cast copper alloy Feugere Type A5 wax spatula handle in the form of the godess Minerva. She wears a high Corinthian helmet. The facial features are very worn, however there appears to be a roll of hair beneath the helmet. The body has no arms, and the sides are concave before gently flaring out to a triangular base. There is a V-shaped moulding on her chest and on the reverse, representing drapery. Just above the waist are three transverse mouldings which run around the front and back of the bust. Nina Crummy (2002) points out that Type A5 spatula handles appear to have a mainly rural distribution, and were marketed as high quality items for the civilian population. She further points out that the handles, detached from the blade may have been recycled as votive objects after the spatula went out of use.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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