| ID | 772 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | SX9292 |
| Project type | Excavation |
| County | Devon |
| Site | Exeter |
| Site Name | Valiant Soldier, Holloway Street |
| Site Type | Military |
| Location Type | Fortress |
| Context | ?cremation in layer 174 |
| Context Quality | 2 |
| Site Date | C1 |
| Context Date | c.75-80 |
| Object Date | C1 |
| Object Period | 1 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Other finds from site | 1st century samian |
| Import | Yes |
| Location | Exeter City Museum |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Animal |
| Name | Panther |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Is an attribute of | Bacchus |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Worn, legs missing |
| Classical | 1 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 0.00 |
| Length | 49.00 |
| Parallels | London (442) |
| References | Salvatore 2001, 135, pl 6; Allason-Jones 1991, 257, fig 116, no 103 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Galloping panther. The mouth is open and the tail tucked between the legs. Panthers associated with the cult of Cybele and often in funerary contexts. Unlikely to have been made locally. (A-J) |
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