English: "Penates (Household Gods) Dug Up at Devises in Our Belgium in the Year 1714, Table 7.

"Length: 4 in. Weight: 5⅛ oz."

Notes: "To the Most Noble Prince Frederick, the destined Royal Heir, Great Britain's hope, Delight, and most yearned for Spirit, son of the Most High George and grandson of the Most August George, William Musgrave, Fellow (?) of Exeter College, Oxford, of his own will and in Obedience to his Oath wished these here Penates, hidden by the Earth for 1500 years, to be dedicated.

"These Penates [found] by William Cadby, Gardener at Devizes, engraved on Brass and printed on Imperial Paper, are available for sale at the Booksellers Knapton in London, Clements in Oxford, and Yeo in Exeter. 1717."

The 1st figure in Musgrave's 4th illustration of the Southbroom Hoard discovered outside Devizes, Wiltshire, in 1714. This statue is now held by the British Museum (1811,0309.5). Durham categorized it as #372. Musgrave and Boon were at a loss to identify it and Miranda Aldhouse-Green considered it possibly representing Hercules or a local equivalent, but scholars now consider it to represent the Gallo-Roman god Sucellus based on its beard, clothing, and pose. The typical attributes are an olla pot and large hammer, although both are missing from this figure. The figure seems to be wearing a simple cap but it may represent hair that has worn smooth. Although it is not shown in Musgrave or Moll, the upper body covering is not a tunic but a kind of apron or jacket left open in the back. More popular in French Gaul than in Britain, Sucellus was considered the progenitor of the Gauls, was honored at some of their household altars, and oversaw some aspects of the underworld, which led to his conflation by Interpretatio Graeca or Romana with the Roman Dispater.

See also:

• British Museum, "Figure 1811,0309.5", displayed as G1/fc5.
• Emma Durham, "Depicting the Gods: Metal Figurines in Roman Britain", Internet Archaeology, No. 31, 2012.
• Emma Durham, "Style and Substance: Some Metal Figurines from South-West Britain", Britannia, No. 45, November 2014, pp. 195–221.