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Roman copper alloy figurine of a banqueter
The figurine is naked from the waist upwards, reclining with weight on left elbow, head tilted slightly forwards with hair drawn into a knot on the nape of the neck. The face is crudely modelled with large ovoid eyes. Lower part of figurine clad in draperies.The figurine is probably from the rim of a bronze vessel mid-1st century A.D.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
82.10H/3.6
Find Information
Site Name: Usk Detention Centre, Usk
Grid Reference: SO 3801 0057
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1967
Notes: from fortress pit no.2
Acquisition
donation, 2/3/1982
Measurements
length / mm:36
width / mm:30
thickness / mm:8
Material
Copper alloy
Location
Caerleon: Case 04 Usk Bronzes
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