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ID 832
Images No image in database
Grid Ref NY7666
Project type Excavation
County Northumberland
Site Chesterholm
Site Name Vindolanda
Site Type Military
Location Type Fort
Context layer below floor 61A
Context Quality 3
Site Date Late C1-4
Context Date c.AD208-213
Object Period 0
Material Bronze
Other finds from site Mercury 833
Import No?
Place of manufacture Local?
Ref No 10713
M/F Female
Age Mature
Form Figurine
Type Human
Name Priestess?
Bearded No
Standing/Seated Standing
Clothed Yes
Clothing description Sleeveless stola
Drapery No
Condition Arms missing
Classical 0
Quality Stylised
Photo Yes
Illustration No
Height 65.00
Length 0.00
References Birley 2007, 143, fig. 150b
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Description elaborate, peaked hairstyle that is drawn into a high bun at the back of the head. The woman wears a loose sleeveless stola draped with two folds at the neck indicated by simple lines at the back. There is a tuck at the waist and the garment then falls in full folds to the feet. . . The back of the figure is concave and without decoration excepting the head and three vertical lines to indicate garment folds (Birley).


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