[Link to Bibliography]
| ID | 10 |
|---|---|
| Images |
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| 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 | With 4 other figurines (4, 9, 11, 12) |
| Import | Maybe |
| Location | British Museum |
| Ref No | 1856,0701.16 |
| M/F | Male |
| Age | Mature |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Jupiter |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Attributes | Maybe |
| Attribute description | Missing sceptre? |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Missing head, right shoulder and arm, corroded |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Classical 2 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 175.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| References | Smith 1840, pl VI 1859, 69; Pitts 1979, no 1; Toynbee 1964, 65, n.3; Green 1976, 224, no 51 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | High quality piece. Stands with weight on right foot. Musculature well-defined, toes and fingers shown. Left arm bent at elbow, may have held an object in his hand. Stands on round pedestal base. |
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