ID | 455 |
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Images | |
Grid Ref | TQ3079 |
Project type | Unknown |
County | Greater London |
Site | London? |
Site Type | Large town |
Location Type | Unknown |
Context | Unknown |
Context Quality | 0 |
Object Period | 0 |
Material | Bronze |
Import | No |
Place of manufacture | Local? |
Location | Museum of London |
Ref No | A10133 |
Form | Figurine |
Type | Deity |
Name | Uncertain |
Aliases | Fortuna, Lar |
Bearded | No |
Attributes | Yes |
Attribute description | Cornucopia |
Clothed | No |
Drapery | No |
Condition | Lower left arm only |
Classical | 1 |
Quality | Classical 3 |
Photo | Yes |
Illustration | No |
Height | 45.00 |
Length | 0.00 |
Parallels | Zadoks-Josephus Jitta 1967, 22 no. 11 (Lions) |
References | Pitts 1979, 104, no 252; Green 1976, 224, no 49 [Link to Bibliography] |
Description | Supports elaborate cornucopia with pine-cone, grapes etc and disc and projecting spike behind fruit; probably from Lar or Fortuna (Pitts) The bottom of the cornucopia lies along the left forearm then curves up to the shoulder. The hand is finely modelled. From a high quality piece? |
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