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Description: | A copper alloy figurine of the Roman god Mercury. The figure is standing with feet slightly apart and is naked apart from a cloak over one shoulder. The cloak is held in the elbow of the bent left arm, which may once have held a caduceus. The right arm is near the figure's side and appears to hold a purse. A bird is by the figure's right foot; this lacks detail but may represent a cockerel (a common attribute of Mercury). The features of the face are indistinct but the god may be bearded and wearing a cap ('petasos'), with wings folded on the back of the head. File marks are visible on the sides of the object and the style suggests a Romano-British rather than classical Roman origin. The figurine can be compared to those found at the temple site of Uley in Gloucestershire (Woodward and Leach 1993, 99 fig. 85), but is not closely datable.
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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