| ID | 206 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | SJ4066 |
| Project type | Chance |
| County | Cheshire |
| Site | Chester |
| Site Name | Commonhall Street |
| Site Type | Military |
| Location Type | Granaries |
| Context | Pit in cellar I |
| Context Quality | 2 |
| Site Date | C2-3 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Secondary Material | Eyes enamelled |
| Other finds from site | None |
| Location | Grovesnor Museum |
| Ref No | 4.R.1970 |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Bird |
| Name | Owl |
| Bearded | No |
| Is an attribute of | Minerva |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Good |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Stylised 1 or 2 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 38.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| Parallels | Reinach 1894, no 324; Faider-Feytmans 1957, no 167 |
| References | Green 1978, 52; Petch and Thomspon 1959, 56, pl Xa; Lloyd-Morgan 1977, 104, fig. 3-4 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Feathers incised, would have been attached to pedestal (see sheet for more details and parallels) |
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