| ID | 1081 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | ST9952 |
| Project type | Metal detector |
| County | Wiltshire |
| Site | West Lavington |
| Site Name | Field CH1 |
| Site Type | Unknown |
| Location Type | Unknown |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Ref No | WILT-69AC91 |
| M/F | Male |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Mars |
| Bearded | Yes |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Headgear | Helmet |
| Attributes | Yes |
| Attribute description | Shield and missing ?spear |
| Clothed | Yes |
| Clothing description | Tunic |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Face worn, slighlty corroded, missing right hand |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Classical 3 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | No |
| Height | 63.90 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| References | PAS database. [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Incomplete copper alloy figurine of the classical God Mars, missing one hand possibly holding a spear. The figurine stands 63.9mm high on a 12.5x8.9x3.4mm rectangular base. It is max.24.9mm wide and max.15.6mm thick. It weighs 37.69g. The figurine wears a crested helmet, decorated with flat transverse ribs. The helmet appears to be worn on the back of the head and is rather bulbous. The crest extends slightly below the neck top the top of the back, while at the opposite end is cut at a 45° angle and extends upwards slightly. The face is extremely worn and now featurless and flat from the side view, although a slight bump for the nose and another for the beard are discernable. The surface of the metal appears almost slightly melted and re-set. The figurine has epaulettes on the shoulders and a short-sleeved tunic with a belt slung casually about the waist, with one end dangling down to knee level. The figure is standing in a casual, naturalistic pose, typical of the classical period. His left arm hangs beside him, holding a circular shield (14.5mm in diameter) while the right is raised in the air, and broken at the wrist. Below the tunic (which stops at the bottom and has a wide-pleated edge) is a short wide-pleated skirt (both defined by grooves) to knee height, and below this bare shins. The feet are apparantly plain and covered in corrosion product. The entire figurine is worn and suffering from the corrosion process (PAS). Slightly unusual but roman I suppose. |
| PAS id | WILT-69AC91 |
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