Roman — Roman; c. 43-200
Venus
This is a Roman pipe-clay (a type of pottery) figurine of the goddess Venus and dates from 43-200 CE. Archaeologists found this figurine on Upper Thames Street in the city, but think that it was made either in France or Germany. These figurines were massed produced using moulds and exported to Britain. Venus was the Roman goddess of love, beauty and prosperity, and figurines like this would have been used for religious worship at home, or at temples and other sacred sites (e.g. rivers).
- Category:
- Roman
- Object ID:
- 80.333
- Object name:
- Venus
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- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- Roman; c. 43-200
- Material:
pipeclay, ceramic
- Measurements/duration:
- H 155 mm, W 60 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- —
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