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An unusual Minerva-Fortuna figurine from Hinxworth, Hertfordshire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2009

Gilbert Burleigh  and
Ralph Jackson
Gilbert Burleigh
Affiliation:
Gilbert Burleigh, 10 Cromwell Way, Pirton, Hitchin SG5 3RD, UK. E-mail: gilburleigh@aol.com
Ralph Jackson
Affiliation:
Ralph Jackson, Department of Prehistory and Europe, The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG, UK. E-mail: rjackson@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
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Abstract

A figurine unique for Roman Britain is described and analysed, showing that its attributes conflate those of several classical deities, all of whom might have been associated in the mind of the donor with the Romano-Celtic goddess, Senuna.

Résumé

Une figurine unique pour la Grande-Bretagne romaine est décrite et analysée, montrant que ses attributs réunissent ceux de plusieurs déités classiques qui auraient toutes pu être associées dans l’esprit du donateur avec la déesse romano-celte Senuna.

Zusammenfassung

Eine für das römische Britannien einzigartige Figur wird beschrieben und analysiert, was aufzeigt, daß in ihr mehrere klassische Gottheiten verschmelzen, von denen alle nach Ansicht des Donors mit der romano-keltischen Göttin Senuna in Verbindung gebracht werden können.

Type
Original Article
Information
The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 89 , September 2009 , pp. 63 - 67
Copyright
Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 2009

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