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Shields - the most important defensive weapons
Religion and the world of the gods
Dedication stone to Mercurius Cimbrianus
Votive altar to Mercurius Arvernorix
Mars
appears in a suit of armour with a cloak around his shoulders,
equipped with a gladius on his left and a round shield
with a pronounced boss. He probably held a lance at his right side
- which is missing.
The back of the statuette is roughly cut, indicating that the
statuette may have been displayed in a niche.
Location
The c. 31cm tall statuette of grey-brown sandstone was found in the
vicus of
Fort Miltenberg-Altstadt at the level of the railroad tracks.
Archaeology
Grey-brown sandstone; height 31.5cm. Dating around 200 AD
Literature
CSIR II/13, Nr.
209. Neubert 2007,
74f.
Bavarian State Conservation Office – Landesstelle für die nichtstaatlichen Museen & Bavarian State Archaeological Collection with the support of the Bayerische Sparkassenstiftung