| ID | 367 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | TQ6153 |
| Project type | Chance |
| County | Kent |
| Site | Plaxtol |
| Site Type | Villa |
| Location Type | Building |
| Context | Ploughsoil |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Location | Maidstone Museum |
| M/F | Female |
| Age | Mature |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Minerva |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Headgear | Helmet |
| Clothed | Yes |
| Clothing description | Peplos |
| Drapery | Yes |
| Drapery description | Mantle |
| Condition | Good |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Classical 2 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 191.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| References | Green 1976, 227, pl VIII f; Haverfield et al. 1932, 123; Toynbee 1964, 80; Luard 1859, 3, pl. VII; Grove 1955, 208 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | The goddess wears an elaborately crested helmet and a long, half-sleeved tunic , while her mantle, draped over her left shoulder and forearm and hanging down her back, is carried in a sweeping fold across the slightly flexed left knee (Toynbee). |
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