Figurines Data

ID	344
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 Period	0
Material	Bronze
Secondary Material	Inset eyes
Other finds from site	See 334
Import	No
Place of manufacture	Local
Location	British Museum
Ref No	1811,0309.4
M/F	Male
Age	Mature
Form	Figurine
Type	Deity
Name	Vulcan
Aliases	Mars
Bearded	Yes
Standing/Seated	Standing
Attributes	Missing
Attribute description	Spear and sword or shield?
Clothed	Yes
Clothing description	Short skirt with moulded pleats, tunic on top with moulded baldric across left shoulder.
Drapery	No
Condition	Slightly worn.
Classical	1
Quality	Stylised 3
Photo	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Height	100.00
Length	0.00
References	Lindgren 1980, 109, pl 79; British Museum 1964, 54, no 16; Green 1976, 191; Boon 1973a, taf 58, no 13 [Link to Bibliography]
Description	Stands with left leg slightly to rear, weight on right leg. Right arm raised and perforated to hold ?spear. Left arm at side, bent slightly, hand perforated to hold object. Finger grooves, small feet. Deep eye sockets, broad nose, moulded mouth. Short beard on a raised moulding around face, with dimples to show stubble. Curly moulded hair around face. Two further mouldings encircle the head, the middle one decorated with short, vertical incisions and the top with a central dimple and short radiating notches (unusual).