ID | 145 |
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Images | |
Grid Ref | TL9925 |
Project type | Excavation |
County | Essex |
Site | Colchester |
Site Name | Cups Hotel, High Street |
Site Type | Colonia |
Location Type | Unknown |
Context | F132 |
Context Quality | 2 |
Object Period | 0 |
Material | Bronze |
Location | Colchester Castle Museum |
Ref No | COLEM 1986.69.766 |
M/F | Female |
Age | Mature |
Form | Figurine |
Type | Deity |
Name | Fortuna |
Aliases | Abundantia |
Bearded | No |
Standing/Seated | Standing |
Attributes | Yes |
Attribute description | Cornucopia and ?missing rudder |
Clothed | Yes |
Clothing description | Sleeveless tunic |
Drapery | Yes |
Drapery description | Cloak |
Condition | Slightly worn but quite good, missing right hand and top of head broken. |
Classical | 1 |
Quality | Classical 3 |
Photo | Yes |
Illustration | Yes |
Height | 39.50 |
Length | 0.00 |
Parallels | Duncliffe Hill (no 776); Menzel 1966, no 64, 1964, no 28; Boucher 1973, nos 44-6; Fleischer 1976, 108-114 |
References | Pitts 1979, no 125; Crummy 1974, 3 + fig; Crummy 1983, 141-2, fig. 168 no 4264 [Link to Bibliography] |
Description | In her left hand she holds a double cornucopia, the top of the outer piece is missing (cf Pitts 1979, pl 18, 89). Her right hand probably supported a rudder. The goddess is clothed in a full-length sleeveless tunic and a cloak which is clasped on the left shoulder and passes below her righ arm. She stands on a small flat base. Her hair is arranged in a style similar to that of 4261. The figure is classical in style and was almost certainly imported from the continent. (Crummy 1983). Pitts says local product. Finely featured face, details of clothes and cornucopia. Very small piece. Back less detailed than front, although the folds of the gown are shown at the base. Hair in a bun at the nape of the neck. |
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