File:936 Roman figurine, side view 1 (FindID 125506).jpg

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936 Roman figurine, side view 1.jpg
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2006-04-24 12:00:24
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936 Roman figurine, side view 1.jpg
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English: Cast copper alloy figurine, probably representing Apollo. It is a naked man standing, with pectoral and abdominal muscles clearly defined. His arms are hanging down but the handsare missing due to old corroded breaks. The genitals and calves are again well defined and, as with the arms, the legs end in stumps where the feet are missing with old, corroded breaks.

The face does not appear to be bearded, although the front of the chin is heavily corroded. Even though the eyes are encrusted in mud, the detail on the face is very fine. The hair is rather long but is tied back so that bunches run down either side of the hairline, meeting in the centre of the base of the head to form a bun. This hairstyle is seen on coins depicting females such as Faustina Junior, together with some of the female figures of the late Republic and early Empire.

Although the figurine is missing any distinguishing features or trappings of any particular god, the most likely candidate is Apollo. Length 75mm, width 42mm, thickness 12mm.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Gloucestershire
Date between 100 and 300
Accession number
FindID: 125506
Old ref: GLO-058493
Filename: 936 Roman figurine, side view 1.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/99895
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/99895/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/125506
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