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Roman ceramic figurine
Upper part of the figure of a child, comprising head, shoulder and left upper arm. Veiled over the head by a garment extending from the right side of the figure. Probably from a Venus figurine showing the goddess protecting one or more infants.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
54.389A/16.2
Find Information
Site Name: Bear House Field, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954
Notes: field adjoins the south-west side of the legionary fortress : 'A' material is from the culvert. From the Civil Settlement.
Acquisition
Collected officially, 12/10/1954
Measurements
height / mm:33
width / mm:25
depth / mm:15
Material
pipeclay
Location
Caerleon: Case 23 Religion & Superstition
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