| ID | 1041 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | TL9924 |
| Project type | Excavation |
| County | Essex |
| Site | Colchester |
| Site Name | St Mary's Hospital |
| Site Type | Colonia |
| Context | Slot F272 |
| Context Quality | 3 |
| Context Date | Late C2-4 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Other finds from site | Caducei (1038-1040), priestess (1042) |
| Location | Colchester Archaeological Trust |
| Ref No | SF 2648 |
| M/F | Male |
| Age | Youth |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Mercury |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Headgear | Petasos |
| Attributes | Yes |
| Attribute description | Petasos, purse, caduceus |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | Yes |
| Drapery description | Cloak about body |
| Condition | Corroded, one wing of hat missing, feet damaged |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Stylised 1 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 71.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| Prototype | Polykleitos Hermes (Lindgren 1980, 40 type 2) |
| Parallels | Boucher 1973, 82-4; Leibundgut 1976, 20-1, pl 4-5; Bruton (327); Caerleon (241) |
| References | Crummy 2006, 60 and 67, fig. 29 no 4, pl 6 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | See Crummy for full description. Quite a thin figure, rather long thin face. Deep schematic folds on back of cloak, slightly better depiction on the front. Right forearm sticks out from body (emphasised as body so flat) hand holds a large purse, fingers depicted. Quite a detailed figure. |
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