| ID | 888 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | SP8240 |
| Project type | Metal detector |
| County | Buckinghamshire |
| Site | Bancroft |
| Site Type | Villa |
| Location Type | Unknown |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Site Date | C1-4 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Other finds from site | Marble cockerel |
| Location | Missing |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Bird |
| Name | Cockerel |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Is an attribute of | Mercury |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Good |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Stylised 1 |
| Photo | No |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 38.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| Parallels | Chesterholm (211), Brail Wood (569) |
| References | Green 1994, 321, fig. 153 no. 166 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | \'the bird stands on a small plinth. The figure is well-modelled with the wattles, body- and tail-feathers clearly visible. From the drawing, the figurine appears to be relatively unworn' (Green). |
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