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ID	754
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Grid Ref	TL2340
Project type	Metal detector
County	Hertfordshire
Site	Hinxworth
Site Type	Rural
Location Type	Settlement
Context	Unknown
Context Quality	1
Object Date	C1-2
Object Period	2
Material	Bronze
Import	Yes?
Location	British Museum
Ref No	BH-ED9F44
M/F	Female
Age	Mature
Form	Figurine
Type	Deity
Name	Minerva-Fortuna
Bearded	No
Standing/Seated	Standing
Headgear	Helmet
Attributes	Yes
Attribute description	Cornucopia, Medusa aegis, missing spear
Clothed	Yes
Clothing description	Peplos and aegis
Drapery	No
Condition	Face worn, layer of iron corrosion
Classical	1
Quality	Classical 3
Photo	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Height	63.00
Length	0.00
References	Worrell 2006, 444, fig 13; Burleigh and Jackson 2009, 63-7 [Link to Bibliography]
Description	a standing female deity facing forward, her right arm bent upwards at the elbow in the action of throwing a now-missing spear, and a cornucopia held in the crook of her bent left arm. She wears a Greek-style helmet with a double keyhole-shpaed depression for a plume attachment; the helmet is pushed back above the eyes revealing a corona of hair beneath. At the back of her head, the hair is plaited into three tresses emerging from beneath the helmet and running down the nape of the neck to end between the shoulder blades. The facial features are very worn, but eyes, nose and a mouth are evident. The neck is bare. On the torso is a cuirass of scale armour with traces of a Medusa aegis on the breastplate. Beneath the cuirass she wears a long, pleated peplos, gathered into folds, and covering her to the ankles (Worrell). Small holes top and bottom. Finely modelled, detail on clothes. Tapers to feet but none visible.