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ID	334
Images
Grid Ref	SU0061
Project type	Chance
County	Wiltshire
Site	Devizes
Site Name	Southbroom
Site Type	Unknown
Location Type	Hoard
Context	Unknown
Context Quality	0
Object Date	C3
Object Period	3
Material	Bronze
Secondary Material	Inset eyes
Other finds from site	In a pot with 11 other figurines and a coin of Severus Alexander. Only 8 remain though
Import	No
Place of manufacture	Local
Location	British Museum
Ref No	1811,0309.8
M/F	Male
Age	Mature
Form	Figurine
Type	Deity
Name	Mercury
Bearded	No
Standing/Seated	Standing
Headgear	Petasos
Attributes	Yes
Attribute description	Petasos, purse, patera
Clothed	No
Drapery	Yes
Drapery description	Drapery across left shoulder and around torso in in broad mouldings. There is a collar around the neck.
Condition	Slightly worn.
Classical	1
Quality	Stylised 3
Photo	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Height	108.00
Length	0.00
Parallels	Menzel 1966, Taf 58 no. 96
References	Lindgren 1980, 46-7, pl 2; Green 1976, 191, pl III h; Toynbee 1964, 72; Boon 1973a, Taf 58, no 6; Cunnington 1854, 214; British Museum 1964, 54, no 16, pl 17 [Link to Bibliography]
Description	Stands with knees slightly bent. Both arms held out in front of the body, right hand holds a purse, left a patera. The purse is above the hand, while usually it is below. It is biconical with a reel at the top. The patera is a flat circular disc. Fingers depicted but not toes, small feet. Petasos is a conical cap with small brim framing face. No hair depicted. Crude face with deep eye sockets, wedge nose and slit mouth. Mouth worn and nose slightly damaged. Very basic drapery mouldings. Wings protrude like ears from the top of the petasos, they are slightly bent to the rear and the bases extend to a point down the back of the cap. The left buttock is exposed.