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| ID | 142 |
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| Images |
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| Grid Ref | SU6462 |
| Project type | Unknown |
| County | Hampshire |
| Site | Silchester |
| Site Type | Civitas capital |
| Location Type | Unknown |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Object Date | C2- early C3? |
| Object Period | 3 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Import | Perhaps |
| Place of manufacture | Import or local |
| Location | Reading Museum |
| Ref No | REDMG 03648 |
| M/F | Female |
| Age | Youth |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Venus Anadyomene |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Headgear | Stephane |
| Attributes | Missing |
| Attribute description | Mirror |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Feet missing, face pitted, slight corrosion |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Classical 3 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | No |
| Height | 75.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| Parallels | Colchester (136); Esperandieu and Rolland 1959, no 35 |
| References | Pitts 1979, no 122, pl 21; Toynbee 1964, 83; Green 1976, 195, no 18; Lindgren 1980, 75, pl 37; Fox 1901 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Quite a chuby Venus with very small breasts. Stands with weight on right leg, left slightly bent. Right arm raised with hand above shoulder, fingers curled to hold missing object. Left arm held out from side, bent at elbow, hand holding missing mirror. Face corroded so can't see features properly. Hair detailed with incised waves and small bun at nape of neck. Moderately well executed piece with some attention to detail. |
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