| ID | 997 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | TL4493 |
| Project type | Excavation |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Site | Stonea |
| Site Name | Stonea Grange |
| Site Type | Rural |
| Location Type | Temple area |
| Context | Surface find |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Site Date | C1-4 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Other finds from site | Minerva handle, Minerva bust, Minerva/Mars bust, cockerel finial, 2 model axes, horse (998) |
| Location | British Museum |
| Ref No | 1982,0602.6 |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Unknown |
| Aliases | Mars or Minerva |
| Bearded | No |
| Headgear | Helmet crest |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Helmet crest only. |
| Classical | 1 |
| Photo | No |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 25.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| Parallels | Enns Minerva (Fleischer 1967, 44-5, pl. 23 no. 28) |
| References | Jackson 1996, 350, fig. 112, no. 98 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | A broken double crest, probably from the Corinthian helmet of a figurine or bust of Minerva or Mars. The scalloped borders and incisions on the sides indicate the feathers (Jackson). |
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