Accession No
1892.18
Description
A bronze figure of a man, the head covered with a helmet, the body nude. Possibly Hercules.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Ely; Sutton
Period
Roman
Source
Foster, J. E. (Dr)
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1892.18; MAA: AR 1891.18
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Other)
Written next to this entry in the Accession Register (but applied to 1892.18-.20): "N.B. This donation comes under 1891 not here", hence has an 1892 Accession number, but 1891 Annual Report number."
Event Date 1891
Author: maa
Context (Auction / Sale)
Accession register entry notes that these were 'B[ought] at the Sutton House sale, Oct. 22, 1891' by J.E. Foster.
Event Date 22/10/1891
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (References)
Heichelheim, F.M. 1937. 'On Some Unpublished Roman Bronze Statuettes in the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 37. pp 52-65. Pl. IIIb
Event Date 1937
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (CMS Description)
A bronze figure of a man, the head covered with a helmet, the body nude. ?Hercules
Event Date 11/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:62128
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