Romano-British Mercury Group
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Description
The bronze original was probably made in Gaul but found in 1971 in excavations in St. Albans. The group comprises the figure of Mercury, a Ram, a Cock and a Tortoise, upon a pedestal. He is a patron of Commerce. 2nd century AD. The original may be seen in Verulamium Museum, St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Height 255mm.
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