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Female figure

Findspot: 
Arrington, Cambridgeshire
Period: 
Date: 
Roman, c. AD 130 - 160
Material: 
Pipe clay
Dimensions: 
H. 18.6cm; W. 6cm

This object came from the grave of a one-year old Roman child found in Cambridgeshire in 1990. This female figure, seated in a chair, is known as a mother goddess and is symbolic of death and regeneration. This example was probably made in the Rhineland, Germany.

Collection information

Collection: 
University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
Accession No: 
1994.17

Exhibition details

Catalogue number: 
95

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