| ID | 778 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | SK6149 |
| Project type | Unknown |
| County | Nottinghamshire |
| Site | Calverton |
| Site Name | Lechcliff hill-top |
| Site Type | Unknown |
| Location Type | Unknown |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 0 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Lead |
| Location | Nottingham University Museum |
| M/F | Female |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Mother goddess |
| Aliases | Venus, Fertility goddess |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Seated |
| Headgear | Headdress |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Classical | 0 |
| Photo | No |
| Illustration | No |
| Height | 0.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| References | Green 1976, 166; Toynbee 1964, 356 note 6 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Toynbee - a crude figurine; naked seated female personage with long hair topped by a plain round head-dress (Green calls it a modius) and with her hands clasped beneath her breasts; possibly a Fertility Goddes or native Venus |
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