NLM-433EEA: Roman figurine fragment from a Mercury group

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FIGURINE

Unique ID: NLM-433EEA

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Copper alloy figurine fragment. Cast head of a statuette probably depicting Mercury, with a plain rounded hat from which two wings projected: the stub of one and the slot for another remain on the crown of the hat, which has lost its rim to abrasion. The hat is set back on the head at a jaunty angle. Below the hat, the subject has a human face with small eyes with lids represented, with ears and tousled hair framing the upper part of the face and a sideburn visible on one side; the nose and lower facial detail is lost to abrasion though the position of the former is discernible; curls of hair pass round the back of the head. Mercury was God of travellers, merchants and thieves, and, to judge from detached fragments from devotional groups, including examples from Winteringham, was the most highly regarded divinity in Roman North Lincolnshire. Suggested date: Early Roman, 43-200

Height: 20.9mm, Width: 16mm, Thickness: 14.4mm, Weight: 14.73gms

Find of note status

This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance

Class: Mercury

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 20.9 mm
Width: 16 mm
Thickness: 14.4 mm
Weight: 14.73 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 25th March 2022

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM49752

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Winteringham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9320
Four figure Latitude: 53.66821518
Four figure longitude: -0.59387046
1:25K map: SE9320
1:10K map: SE92SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 2 years ago
Updated: About one year ago

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