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ID 297
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Grid Ref NZ3667
Project type Unknown
County Durham
Site South Shields
Site Type Military
Location Type Fort
Context Unknown
Context Quality 1
Site Date Late C1-4
Object Period 0
Material Bronze
Import No
Place of manufacture Local?
Location Great North Museum, Newcastle
Ref No 1929.115
M/F Male
Age Mature
Form Figurine
Type Deity
Name Hercules?
Bearded No
Standing/Seated Standing
Attributes Yes
Attribute description Lionskin
Clothed No
Drapery Yes
Condition Right hand missing, slightly worn.
Classical 1
Quality Stylised 2
Photo Yes
Illustration Yes
Height 66.00
Length 0.00
References Green 1978, 71, no 10; Allason-Jones and Miket 1984, 156, no 3.389
[Link to Bibliography]
Description Very simple depicition, face crude and worn. No real musculature, upper right arm very thick, legs fairly featureless. Simple incised hair. Back plain. Stance with right arm out to side rather than raised more often seen in Mercury. Lionskin draped over left shoulder and arm.


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