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Description: | Romano-British copper alloy sceptre terminal in the form of Mars. The head of Mars sits on a vertically ribbed 'neck'. The facial features are well defined and thoroughly Romano-British in execution. Mars is shown with a narrow triangular nose with a large pellet to either side representing the eyes. Mars has a mouth shown by a simple curved groove, giving him the appearance as if he is smiling. The ears are depicted by an oval moulding to either side. Mars is also beared, shown by a raised ribbed area. across the chin, cheeks and upper lip. The hair is typically bowl-shaped and also ribbed. The terminal has an incomplete iron core which has corroded through the copper alloy down various parts of the 'neck'. The core is circular in cross section, circa 9mm in diameter, and probably represents the surviving portion of a shank or staff. There are numerous artefacts found in Lincolnshire that directly or indirectly represent Mars showing that he was a popular deity in this region. The Hatton sceptre head is very similar to one found at Kirmington (Leahy, 1986: 388-91), Nettleham (LIN-71ECB3), Middlewich, Cheshire (LVPL1995) and a broadly similar example from Wickenby, Lincolnshire recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database as NLM-5FBEB7. These artefacts can be associated with two Mars sceptre heads recovered from the tomb of a Roman priest at Brough on Humber, East Yorkshire (Corder & Richmond 1938: 68-74).
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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