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Description: | A cast copper alloy figurine in the form of a goat facing sideways and dating to the Roman period. This figurine which would have originally stood on a small platform (now uneven and corroded) at its base. Although badly worn and corroded, it is crudely and simply represented with a sub oval head, a collar around the neck, an arched back, four legs attached together (a small incised line marks the separate legs to the front and back) and a stumped tail at the back. The eyes are also possibly represented with stones. There is no other decoration on this artefact. It is 26mm long, 17.5mm wide, 7mm thick and weighs 7.0g).Goats and cockerels were the attributes of the god Mercury.
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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