| ID | 638 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | TL5718 |
| Project type | Chance |
| County | Essex |
| Site | Great Canfield |
| Site Name | Fitzjohns |
| Site Type | Unknown |
| Location Type | Unknown |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Location | Chelmsford Museum |
| Ref No | 1979.513 |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Bird |
| Name | Cockerel |
| Bearded | No |
| Is an attribute of | Mercury |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Good |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Stylised 1 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 50.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| Parallels | Chelmsford (no 386), Aston (no 670) |
| References | Drury and Wickenden 1982, 239, fig 1.2, pl XVIII, no 2 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Won't stand on its own, underside scarred - once part of a group? 'The bird is well modelled and finely executed, with delicate hatching added after casting; compared to the Chelmsford example, it is distincly sleek and quite proud' (Drury and Wickenden). |
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