Venus figurine
description
The pipeclay figurine depicts Venus, the Roman goddess of love.
The figurine is almost complete apart from some damage to the base and feet. Venus is shown in the typical pose for such figurines, standing with a garment held at her left side and her right arm raised to hold a tress of hair.
Roman pipeclay objects were made in Gaul and the Rhine-Moselle region, mainly in the late 1st and 2nd centuries AD. Religious figurines were probably used in daily observances within household shrines.
Other information & metadata
Site location: King’s Quarter, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Project type: Archaeological excavation
Site type: Roman/medieval town
Discovery context: Pit
Links:
Stunning pipeclay Venus figurine from King’s Quarter, Gloucester – website article
‘Long-lost’ medieval friary uncovered in Gloucester – website article
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Dimensions
Height: 170mm
