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ID	145
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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.