[Link to Bibliography]
| ID | 28 |
|---|---|
| Images |
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| Grid Ref | TL4370 |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Site | Cottenham |
| Site Name | Willingham Fen |
| Site Type | Unknown |
| Location Type | Hoard |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Context Date | mid-late 2nd? |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Other finds from site | Box containing other objects and figurines (161, 162, 357, 430, 431, 447, 448, 449) |
| Location | Cambridge University Museum |
| Ref No | 1918.160.5 |
| M/F | Male |
| Age | Youth |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Mars |
| Aliases | Minerva |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Headgear | Corinthian helmet |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Pitted surface, no arms and mising below waist |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Classical 3 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | No |
| Height | 41.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| References | Pitts 1979, 51, no14, pl8; Green 1976, 210; Evans 1984; Rostovtseff 1923, plIV [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Left arm completely missing, right only a stump but is raised. Finely featured face with large crested helmet. Belly button dimple, muscular chest. Curly hair frames face. Fairly youthful figure. |
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