| ID | 588 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | SX9292 |
| Project type | Chance |
| County | Devon |
| Site | Exeter |
| Site Name | High Street |
| Site Type | Civitas capital |
| Location Type | Insula IX |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Site Date | Late C1-4 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Other finds from site | Found with 586, 587, 589-91 |
| M/F | Male |
| Age | Youth |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Mercury |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Headgear | Petasos |
| Attributes | Yes |
| Attribute description | Petasos, ankle wings, purse, probably held caduceus |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | Yes |
| Drapery description | Cloak over left shoulder and arm, clasped around neck and fastened on right side. |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Classical 3 or Stylised 1 |
| Photo | No |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 114.30 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| References | Green 1976, 199, no 2; Milles 1782, 3, fig 3 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Right arm held slightly out from body, purse in hand. Drapery over left shoulder and arm falls in heavy folds to knee. |
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