| ID | 792 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | SP0513 |
| Project type | Metal detector |
| County | Gloucestershire |
| Site | Chedworth |
| Site Name | NW of villa, near railway |
| Site Type | Religious |
| Location Type | Temple? |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 0 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| M/F | Male |
| Age | Mature |
| Form | Bust |
| Type | Human |
| Name | Priest |
| Aliases | Saturn |
| Bearded | Yes |
| Headgear | Mantle |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | Yes |
| Drapery description | Mantle |
| Condition | Slightly corroded |
| Classical | 1 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | No |
| Height | 39.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| Parallels | Toynbee 1962, 149 #50, 7, 51, pl 53-4; Walters 1921, 10, pl V #33; Babelon and Blanchet 1895,11 #20-1 |
| References | Henig and Goodburn 1983, 251-2; Webster 1984a, 20, #23 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | his mantle drapes the left side of his chest and is pulled up over his head in the manner of a Roman priest (cf figurines from Bruton, Somerset and Barham, Kent) or the god Saturn (Henig 251). Could be a religious piece or attachment to vessel or furniture (Henig 253) |
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