Figurines Data

ID	374
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
Other finds from site	See 334
Import	No
Place of manufacture	Local
Location	British Museum
Ref No	1811,0309.3
M/F	Male
Age	Mature
Form	Figurine
Type	Deity
Name	Neptune
Aliases	Jupiter
Bearded	Yes
Standing/Seated	Standing
Attributes	Yes
Attribute description	Trident?
Clothed	Yes
Clothing description	Toga
Drapery	No
Condition	Slightly worn.
Classical	1
Quality	Stylised 3
Photo	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Height	104.00
Length	0.00
Parallels	Boucher 1971, 36 no 4
References	Green 1976, 191; Boon 1973a, no 3 [Link to Bibliography]
Description	Stands with knees slightly bent. Legs quite thin, notched toes on feet. Right arm is raised and holds 4 pronged sceptre. Left arm too short, awkwardly out to side with hand turned down to hold missing object such as shield. Mitten hand in shape but with finger grooves. Toga with four coarse mouldings descending from left to right and left buttock almost exposed. Almond eyes, wedge nose, moulded mouth and beard. Cap hair with deep wide grooves front to back around the top of the head at the front, at the rear and sides the grooves are more widely spaced and slightly narrower but are still deep. Notch on top of head from left to right - object might have been attached there.