ID | 294 |
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Images | No image in database |
Grid Ref | NZ3667 |
Project type | Unknown |
County | Durham |
Site | South Shields |
Site Type | Military |
Location Type | Fort |
Context | Unknown |
Context Quality | 0 |
Site Date | Late C1-4 |
Object Period | 0 |
Material | Bronze |
Location | Great North Museum, Newcastle |
Ref No | SS1900.70.1.2 (not found) |
M/F | Female |
Age | Mature |
Form | Figurine |
Type | Human |
Name | Priestess |
Bearded | No |
Standing/Seated | Standing |
Headgear | Veil |
Attributes | Yes |
Attribute description | Patera? |
Clothed | No |
Drapery | Yes |
Condition | Poor, missing right hand and foot. |
Classical | 1 |
Quality | Stylised |
Photo | No |
Illustration | Yes |
Height | 78.00 |
Length | 0.00 |
Parallels | Cunnington and Goddard 1934, 224, pl73.1; Wheeler and Wheeler 1936, 213, fig 46 |
References | Green 1978, 71, no 15 (but not pl 132, that is no 5, my no 299); Allason-Jones and Miket 1984, 156, no 3.393; Toynbee 1964, 121 [Link to Bibliography] |
Description | More classical than 392 (A-J and Miket). Fully draped female with object in left hand. Right hand missing. |
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