| ID | 697 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | NZ2115 |
| Project type | Chance |
| County | Durham |
| Site | Piercebridge |
| Site Type | Military |
| Location Type | Bridge |
| Context | River |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Other finds from site | coins (AD 70-350), brooches, rings, pins, 1st-4th c pottery |
| Location | with finder |
| Ref No | NCL-2C40A4 |
| M/F | Male |
| Age | Child |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Cupid |
| Aliases | Bacchus |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Attributes | Yes |
| Attribute description | Wings |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Missing left foot. |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Classical 3 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | No |
| Height | 77.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| References | Frere 1989, 277; Selkirk 1989, 204-5; Casey 1989, 37 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Stands in a pose typical of Cupid with right arm raised to hold missing object. Hair in topknot and ringlets to the rear. |
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