| ID | 241 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | ST3390 |
| Project type | Unknown |
| County | Newport |
| County Previously | Monmouthshire |
| Site | Caerleon |
| Site Type | Military |
| Location Type | Amphitheatre |
| Context | unstratified |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Object Date | C1-2? |
| Object Period | 2 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Secondary Material | Silver plated |
| Location | National RomanLegion Museum, Caerleon |
| Ref No | STOLEN |
| M/F | Male |
| Age | Youth |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Mercury |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Headgear | Petasos |
| Attributes | Yes |
| Attribute description | Petasos, winged sandals, purse, missing caduceus. |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Some wear and corrosion. |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Classical 3 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | No |
| Height | 102.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| Parallels | Zadoks-Josephus Jitta 1969, 126, no 54 |
| References | Green 1978, 49; Boon 1962, pl 10; Lindgren 1980, 57, pl 17; Toynbee 1964, 71; Wheeler and Wheeler 1928, 161, pl XXXII [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Stands with body leaning slightly to the right. Holds purse in right hand, left hand would have held caduceus. Broad, flat petasos. |
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