Mercury medallion
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Location
| Street: | 31-32 East Street |
| Town: | Chichester |
| Parish: | Chichester |
| Council: | Chichester District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | PO19 |
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| Object setting: | On building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Affixed to the wall of the building, centre of 2nd. Floor, north side of East Street |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 140 |
| Grid reference: | C7 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
| OS Reference: | SU8604 |
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Makers
| Name : | Unknown |
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General Information
| Construction period: | 19th century |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Unknown |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Building listing: | II |
| Listing date: | 08/10/1971 |
| Description: | Large sculptural relief medallion of the God Mercury affixed to the centre of the 2nd. Floor area of the building. |
| Iconographical description: | In Roman mythology, Mercury was a major god of trade, profit and commerce, the son of Maia Maiestas and Jupiter. His name is related to the Latin word merx (''merchandise''). In his earliest forms, he appears to have been related to the Etruscan deity Turms, but most of his characteristics and mythology were borrowed from the analogous Greek deity Hermes. Like Hermes, he was a messenger of the gods and a god of trade, particularly of the grain trade. Mercury was also considered a god of abundance and commercial success, particularly in Gaul. He was also, like Hermes, the Romans' psychopomp, leading newly-deceased souls to the afterlife. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Architectural, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | Medallion |
| Object type2: | Relief |
| Subject type1: | Mythological |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Relief medallion |
| Material: | Painted terracotta |
| Width (cm): | 100 |
| Depth (cm): | 100 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 01/05/2007 |
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History
| Hard archive file: | No |
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