R66

Romano-Celtic bronze Hercules

A bronze amuletic figure depicting the god Hercules holding a club over his shoulder, the presence of a torc around his neck indicates that the popular deity was adopted into the Celtic pantheon and that this amulet must have been intended for a Celtic worshipper.

Romano-Celtic, c. 1st Century AD

Size: 5 x 2.4 cms

Intact as shown, suspension loop on back lost

Ex. private collection, Hertfordshire, UK.