ID | 292 |
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Images | |
Grid Ref | ST5575 |
Project type | Excavation |
County | Bristol |
Site | Sea Mills |
Site Name | 65 Roman Way |
Site Type | Small town |
Location Type | Unknown |
Context | Unknown |
Context Quality | 2 |
Site Date | C1-4 |
Object Period | 0 |
Material | Bronze |
Import | No |
Place of manufacture | Local? |
Location | Bristol City Museum |
Ref No | BRSMG F4145 |
M/F | Male |
Age | Mature |
Form | Figurine |
Type | Deity |
Name | Jupiter |
Bearded | Yes |
Standing/Seated | Standing |
Attributes | Yes |
Attribute description | Fulmen, missing sceptre |
Clothed | No |
Drapery | No |
Condition | Feet missing, slight corrosion |
Classical | 1 |
Quality | Classical 3 |
Photo | Yes |
Illustration | Yes |
Height | 58.00 |
Length | 0.00 |
Prototype | Zeus of Brontaios of Leochares |
Parallels | Kaufmann-Heinimann 1977, no 1; Leibundgut 1976, no 1 |
References | Green 1978, 70; Henig 1987b, 565, no 55, fig 24; Toynbee 1976, 77; Green 1976, 185 [Link to Bibliography] |
Description | \'stands with weight on the right leg, his left is relaxed. He has an elaborate coiffure, his face being framed by luxuriant hair. Three locks hand down from the back of his head to the nape of his neck. His left arm is raised and presumably he held a sceptre in his left hand (now lost). In his right he clutches his fulmen (thunderbolt), portrayed as a corrugated bar of metal.' (Henig) Small figure. Very little muscle definition but head detailed, fine features, small mouth. Groove down back, top of thighs joined. No fingers depicted. Upper right arm joined to body. |
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