Figurines Data

ID	813
Images
Grid Ref	TQ3279
Project type	Excavation
County	Greater London
Site	Southwark
Site Name	Hunt's House, Guy's Hospital
Site Type	Large town
Location Type	Settlement
Context	322, Dump in trench C
Context Quality	3
Site Date	Late C1-5
Context Date	C4
Object Period	0
Material	Bronze
Other finds from site	3 pipeclay Venus figurines
Location	Museum of London
Ref No	Sf 43
Form	Figurine
Type	Bird
Name	Cockerel
Bearded	No
Standing/Seated	Standing
Is an attribute of	Mercury and Harpocrates
Clothed	No
Drapery	No
Condition	Surface corroded
Classical	1
Quality	Classical 3
Photo	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Height	23.00
Length	0.00
Parallels	Great Canfield (Drury and Wickenden 1982); Nettleton (Toynbee 1982)
References	Taylor-Wilson 2002, 56, fig. 41.1 and fig 25 [Link to Bibliography]
Description	The eyes are defined by small raised rings with a central dot, and the plumage of head, wings and tail by grooving. The tail is forked. The space between the short legs is solid, and the bird stands on a small base, rounded at the rear, following the shape of the toes at the front, but is not free-standing.