Figurines Data

ID	926
Images	No image in database
Grid Ref	TQ6629
Project type	Metal detector
County	Sussex, East
Site	Tilehurst
Site Name	Bardown, Stonegate
Site Type	Unknown
Location Type	Unknown
Context	Unknown
Context Quality	1
Object Period	0
Material	Bronze
Location	Returned to finder
Ref No	SUSS-6F95A6
M/F	Male
Form	Figurine
Type	Deity
Name	Vulcan
Aliases	Mars
Bearded	No
Headgear	Pileus
Clothed	No
Drapery	No
Condition	Head only, worn
Classical	1
Quality	Stylised
Photo	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Height	30.80
Length	0.00
References	Rudling 2008a, 129, fig. 6.13; PAS database. [Link to Bibliography]
Description	A cast copper alloy figurine head. The head is solid, but has a hollow compartment behind the chin, where the head would have been attached to the rest of the figurine. The head is incomplete, but the surviving piece survives as one object. It is difficult to say who the figurine represents, as it is worn and corroded. It could be either Mars or Vulcan, but Vulcan seems to be the most likely. Mars figures normally wear a Corinthian helmet, but examples also occasionally wear a rounded cap. The facial features are very much worn and so little detail survives. The metal is a light greyish-green colour (PAS).
PAS id	SUSS-6F95A6