ID | 28 |
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Images | |
Grid Ref | TL4370 |
County | Cambridgeshire |
Site | Cottenham |
Site Name | Willingham Fen |
Site Type | Unknown |
Location Type | Hoard |
Context | Unknown |
Context Quality | 1 |
Context Date | mid-late 2nd? |
Object Period | 0 |
Material | Bronze |
Other finds from site | Box containing other objects and figurines (161, 162, 357, 430, 431, 447, 448, 449) |
Location | Cambridge University Museum |
Ref No | 1918.160.5 |
M/F | Male |
Age | Youth |
Form | Figurine |
Type | Deity |
Name | Mars |
Aliases | Minerva |
Bearded | No |
Standing/Seated | Standing |
Headgear | Corinthian helmet |
Clothed | No |
Drapery | No |
Condition | Pitted surface, no arms and mising below waist |
Classical | 1 |
Quality | Classical 3 |
Photo | Yes |
Illustration | No |
Height | 41.00 |
Length | 0.00 |
References | Pitts 1979, 51, no14, pl8; Green 1976, 210; Evans 1984; Rostovtseff 1923, plIV [Link to Bibliography] |
Description | Left arm completely missing, right only a stump but is raised. Finely featured face with large crested helmet. Belly button dimple, muscular chest. Curly hair frames face. Fairly youthful figure. |
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