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| ID | 1035 |
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| Grid Ref | TL9925 |
| Project type | Excavation |
| County | Essex |
| Site | Colchester |
| Site Name | Balkerne Lane |
| Site Type | Colonia |
| Location Type | Settlement |
| Context Quality | 3 |
| Site Date | C1-4 |
| Context Date | C2 + |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Other finds from site | Dog (1034) and snake (1036), bird foot (1037) |
| Location | Colchester Castle Museum |
| Ref No | COLEM 1986.67.2537 |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Animal |
| Name | Tortoise |
| Aliases | Turtle |
| Bearded | No |
| Is an attribute of | Mercury |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Good |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Classical 3 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 0.00 |
| Length | 41.50 |
| Parallels | Chester (679) |
| References | Crummy 1983, 143, fig. 173 no 4273 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | A copper-alloy turtle or tortoise. The underside is plain and slightly concave. The shell of the animal if more or less lozenge-shaped, with the head, tail and two legs forming points. The shell is decorated with incised lattice design with an impressed dot at the centre of each lozenge. The figure appears to have been freestanding (Crummy 1983). Quite detailed. Protruding eyes, deep horizontal groove for mouth. Only 2 legs with 3 toed feet. |
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