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."

Musgrave's 4th illustration of the Southbroom Hoard discovered outside Devizes, Wiltshire, in 1714. This copper alloy statue is now held by the British Museum (1811,0309.4). Durham categorized it as #344. Musgrave was at a loss to identify it, but scholars now consider it to represent Vulcan, Hephaestus, or a Gallo-Roman equivalent via Interpretatio Graeca or Romana, with similiar figures making a fairly common appearance in surviving statuary of gods from the era. The pileus hat is a typical attribute and the pose is standard, although the hammer or other attributes are missing from the hands. In common with the other male statues at the site, the figure has a molded chin beard. The British Museum website, however, offers that it may possible represent Mars or a local equivalent.

See also:

• British Museum, "Figure 1811,0309.4", 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.