| ID | 1039 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | TL9924 |
| Project type | Excavation |
| County | Essex |
| Site | Colchester |
| Site Name | St Mary's Hospital |
| Site Type | Colonia |
| Location Type | Temple 10 |
| Context | Road surface L174 |
| Context Quality | 3 |
| Context Date | C2- early 3 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Other finds from site | Caducei (1038, 1040) , Mercury (1041), priestess (1042) |
| Ref No | SF 1243 |
| Form | Votive |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Mercury |
| Bearded | No |
| Attributes | Yes |
| Attribute description | Caduceus |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Classical | 1 |
| Photo | No |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 0.00 |
| Length | 57.00 |
| Parallels | Uley (706) |
| References | Crummy 2006, 60 and 67, fig. 29 no 2 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Caduceus made from two entwined pieces of wire. The terminals have rudimentary moudlings to suggest snake heads, and one has an incised eye on one side; random grooves hint at markings or scales (Crummy 67) |
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