ID | 462 |
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Images | No image in database |
Grid Ref | TQ6172 |
Project type | Excavation |
County | Kent |
Site | Springhead |
Site Type | Religious |
Location Type | Temple ditch site |
Context | Ditch |
Context Quality | 3 |
Context Date | C3-4 |
Object Period | 0 |
Material | Bronze |
Other finds from site | Coins of Valens and Valentinian |
Location | Gravesend Historical Society |
Form | Figurine |
Type | Unknown |
Name | Unknown |
Bearded | No |
Clothed | No |
Drapery | No |
Condition | Left arm only. |
Classical | 1 |
Photo | Yes |
Illustration | No |
Height | 0.00 |
Length | 71.00 |
Parallels | Wheeler and Wheeler 1932, 89, no 121 (Lydney Park) |
References | Pitts 1979, no 265; Green 1976, 228, no 3; Penn 1964, 185, no 7, pl 1b; Merrifield 1977, 389, pl 17.III d [Link to Bibliography] |
Description | Unbroken at shoulder showing it is a complete entity; once set in lead; palm roughly finished in contrast to rest (Pitts p106) is broken from figurine and end 'made good' with solder (Merrifield p398) |
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Last updated: Wed Feb 29 2012