[Link to Bibliography]
| ID | 828 |
|---|---|
| Images |
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| Grid Ref | ST8376 |
| Project type | Unknown |
| County | Wiltshire |
| Site | North Wraxall |
| Site Name | Truckle Hill |
| Site Type | Villa |
| Location Type | Unknown |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Location | Wiltshire Heritage Museum, Devizes |
| Ref No | DZSWS: 423 |
| M/F | Male |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Mercury? |
| Aliases | Hercules? |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Torso only, missing head, lower legs and lower right arm, worn. |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Stylised 1 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 29.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| References | Cunnington and Goddard 1934, 218 pl LXX no 6 (no 423) [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Small standing figure. Belly button dimple, little musculature. Narrow strip of metal from left underarm to top of left thigh - miscast? Attribute? Drapery? Uncertain i.d., museum catalogue says Hercules resting on his club. |
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