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| ID | 236 |
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| Images |
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| Grid Ref | ST3390 |
| Project type | Excavation |
| County | Newport |
| County Previously | Monmouthshire |
| Site | Caerleon |
| Site Type | Military |
| Location Type | Fortress |
| Context | Castle villa building |
| Context Quality | 2 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Location | National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon |
| Ref No | 31.78 |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Animal |
| Name | Panther |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Is an attribute of | Bacchus |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Head missing and lower right foreleg. Some wear and corrosion. |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Stylised 1 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 37.00 |
| Length | 40.00 |
| References | Green 1978, 48; Lee 1849, 79, pl IV no 3; Hutchinson 1986, 252-3, Me-55; Lee 1842, 65, pl. XXXIII no 8 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Hollow body. Stands on rectangular base. Right foreleg raised. Teats on belly. Feet rather coarse, clumsily depicted. Thin tail is a small loop from the rump and attached to rear right leg. |
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