| ID | 70 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | TL9925 |
| Project type | Chance |
| County | Essex |
| Site | Colchester |
| Site Type | Colonia |
| Location Type | Unknown |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 0 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Location | Private hands? |
| M/F | Male |
| Age | Child |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Bacchus |
| Aliases | Cupid, Genius |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Attributes | Yes |
| Attribute description | Grapes and fruits |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | Yes |
| Drapery description | Cloak across shoulders |
| Classical | 1 |
| Photo | No |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 87.50 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| Parallels | Fleischer 1967, no 96; Silchester (no 62) |
| References | Pitts 1979, no 52; Green 1976, 216, no 9; Anon 1849, 60; Hutchinson 1986, 210, Me-18 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Standing boy. Cloak hangs from right shoulder to left arm, fluttering outwards. Right arm raised holding a bunch of grapes; left holds various fruits against body. Curly hair (Pitts, 60) |
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