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| ID | 455 |
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| Images |
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| Grid Ref | TQ3079 |
| Project type | Unknown |
| County | Greater London |
| Site | London? |
| Site Type | Large town |
| Location Type | Unknown |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 0 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Import | No |
| Place of manufacture | Local? |
| Location | Museum of London |
| Ref No | A10133 |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Uncertain |
| Aliases | Fortuna, Lar |
| Bearded | No |
| Attributes | Yes |
| Attribute description | Cornucopia |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Lower left arm only |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Classical 3 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | No |
| Height | 45.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| Parallels | Zadoks-Josephus Jitta 1967, 22 no. 11 (Lions) |
| References | Pitts 1979, 104, no 252; Green 1976, 224, no 49 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Supports elaborate cornucopia with pine-cone, grapes etc and disc and projecting spike behind fruit; probably from Lar or Fortuna (Pitts) The bottom of the cornucopia lies along the left forearm then curves up to the shoulder. The hand is finely modelled. From a high quality piece? |
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