Figurines Data

ID	419
Images
Grid Ref	SU6462
Project type	Unknown
County	Hampshire
Site	Silchester
Site Type	Civitas capital
Location Type	Insula I
Context Quality	1
Object Period	0
Material	Bronze
Import	No
Place of manufacture	Local
Location	Reading Museum
Ref No	REDMG 03653
M/F	Male
Form	Figurine
Type	Animal
Name	Goat
Bearded	No
Standing/Seated	Standing
Is an attribute of	Mercury
Clothed	No
Drapery	No
Condition	Not very good; pitted
Classical	1
Quality	Classical 3
Photo	Yes
Illustration	No
Height	87.00
Length	67.00
Parallels	Faider-Feytmans 1957, no 151; Menzel 1966, no 101+102
References	Pitts 1979, no 177, pl 27; Toynbee 1964, 126; Green 1976, 195, no 27; Boon 1974, 167 [Link to Bibliography]
Description	a pleasant combination of naturalism in the stance, in the build of the body, and in the details of the horns and beard, and of stylization in the hatched rib that presumably denotes a stripe of dark hair along the backbone (Toynbee) Quite a large unusual piece. Stands with head turned to left. Fairly large horns, left ear broken, large beard under chin. Along the back is a strip divided in two by a longitudinal groove and with paralled transverse grooves along its length from the top of the head to the tail where is is turned up at the rear to form the tail. Legs in poor condition, right rear leg broken and repaired. Rather long, graceful neck.