| ID | 664 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | TQ7656 |
| Project type | Chance |
| County | Kent |
| Site | Maidstone |
| Site Name | Westree |
| Site Type | Unknown |
| Location Type | Unknown |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 10 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Other finds from site | Lamp |
| M/F | Male |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Silvanus |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Attributes | Yes |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Broken off at ankles. |
| Classical | 1 |
| Photo | No |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 50.80 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| Parallels | Brampton (609) |
| References | Green 1976, 229; Robertson 1883, 73; Haverfield et al. 1932, 101; Poste 1858, 166; Wright 1848, 261 + fig [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Post-medieval pipe tamper? Although no complete examples or any parallels were found, the similarity between the Brampton and Maidstone pieces, and the Hercules from York (308) suggest that this might be a pipe tamper. |
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