[Link to Bibliography]
| ID | 829 |
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| Images |
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| Grid Ref | ST8555 |
| Project type | Metal detector |
| County | Wiltshire |
| Site | North Bradley |
| Site Type | Rural |
| Location Type | Villa? |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Site Date | C3-4 or earlier |
| Object Date | C2? |
| Object Period | 2 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Other finds from site | mid 3rd-late 4th c coins, pottery, tesserae |
| Import | No |
| Place of manufacture | Local? |
| Location | Wiltshire Heritage Museum, Devizes |
| Ref No | DZSWS: 1989.221 |
| M/F | Male |
| Age | Mature |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Vulcan |
| Aliases | Mars |
| Bearded | Yes |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Headgear | Pileus |
| Attributes | Missing |
| Attribute description | Probably hammer and tongs |
| Clothed | Yes |
| Clothing description | Belted tunic |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Slightly worn, crack across the back on the left side. |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Stylised 1 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | No |
| Height | 106.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| Parallels | Southbroom (376), Catterick (1), Dragonby (13) |
| References | Henig 1991, 120-2 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Quite a chunky figure. Similar in style to those from Southbroom but bigger. |
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