Figurines Data

ID	9
Images
Grid Ref	TQ3280
Project type	Chance
County	Greater London
Site	London
Site Name	River Thames at London Bridge
Site Type	Large town
Location Type	Unknown
Context	Unknown
Context Quality	1
Object Period	0
Material	Bronze
Other finds from site	found with 4 other figurines (4, 10-12)
Import	Maybe
Location	British Museum
Ref No	1856,0701.15
M/F	Male
Age	Youth
Form	Figurine
Type	Deity
Name	Mercury
Bearded	No
Standing/Seated	Standing
Headgear	Petasos
Attributes	Yes
Attribute description	Head wings, missing purse and caduceus?
Clothed	No
Drapery	Yes
Drapery description	Mantle over left shoulder and arm
Condition	Good but missing right arm
Classical	1
Quality	Classical 2
Photo	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Height	116.70
Length	0.00
Parallels	Rolland 1965, no 32, Leibundgut 1976, no 190; Kaufmann-Heinimann 1977, no 24+26
References	Smith 1840, 45, pl V, 1859, 68-9; Pitts 1979, no 22, pl 10; Toynbee 1964, 71; Green 1976, 224, no 62; Lindgren 1980, 47-8, pl 3; British Museum 1964, 54 [Link to Bibliography]
Description	Nicely executed piece, detailed. Stands with weight on right leg, left slightly bent with heel raised, fingers and toes depicted. Left arm bent at elbow, hand curled to hold missing caduceus. Muscled torso and legs but there is a groove down the back. Finely featured face with hair curls framing face. The top and back of the head is 'cap' hair. Small head wings. Head tilted to the right. Drapery over left shoulder and forearm in a narrow strip. Small slit mouth, fine narrow, long nose with quite heavy brows.