| ID | 833 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | NY7666 |
| Project type | Excavation |
| County | Northumberland |
| Site | Chesterholm |
| Site Name | Vindolanda |
| Site Type | Military |
| Location Type | Fort |
| Context | layer below cobbling 31A |
| Context Quality | 3 |
| Site Date | C1-4 |
| Context Date | c.370+ |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Secondary Material | Silvered? |
| Other finds from site | Priestess 832 |
| Ref No | 10577 |
| M/F | Male |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Mercury |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Headgear | Petasos? |
| Attributes | Yes |
| Attribute description | Head wings/petasos, ?missing purse and caduceus |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Corroded, missing lower legs, right arm and left hand |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Stylised |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | No |
| Height | 74.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| References | Birley 2007, 143, fig. 150a [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | The hair is full about the face but leaves the ears uncovered and grooves at the back of the head indicate the possibility of a helmet. The partial remains of two wings attached to the head, which turns to the right, survive (Birley). |
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