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Description: | Copper-alloy figurine of Hercules, possibly from a Roman knife handle. The figure is standing facing forward and is unclothed. He holds a club in his right hand and possibly a snake in his left hand. The figure measures 40.8mm high by 23.8mm wide. He stands on a rectangular plinth, 16.5mm long by 8mm wide and 3.7mm thick. The outer face of the plinth is decorated by two borders of repeating vertical engraved lines, separated by a horizonal engraved line. The base of the plinth has a copper alloy protrusion, measuring 12.2mm long by 3.2mm wide and 2.3mm deep. It is covered in iron corrosion, suggesting that the object to which the figurine was originally attached was made of iron. It weighs 22.32g. It is an interesting and idiosyncratic piece.
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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