Bronze Wing
description
This wing from a statuette has been made from an alloy of lead and bronze.
It has a finely detailed front side, with five long primary feathers and above them three rows of short secondary feathers. It is likely of 1st century AD date.
The wing would have probably originally attached to a statuette of Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory.
Other information & metadata
Site location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Project type: Archaeological excavation
Site type: Roman/medieval town
Discovery context: Rampart deposit
Find reference:ย Museum of Gloucester, GLRCM:2013.3
Website links:
Cotswold Archaeology Reports Online: Report no. CR0260_1
Wing From a Roman Bronze Sculpture Found in Gloucester
Rare wing from Gloucester on public display
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Dimensions
Length: 136mm
Width: 62mm
Thickness: 3mm

