English: "Penates (Household Gods) Dug Up at Devises in Our Belgium in the Year 1714, Table 4, to Go before Page 125.

"Figure ... 3. Neptune. Length: 4 Inches. Weight: 4 oz.

"§. III. NEPTUNE the Trident, his Mark, makes plain.

"Thus from Aeolus, the Neptune of Virgil:
"'Not to him but to me were Control of the Sea and the fierce Trident
"'Given by lot.—'
"'And O to you, for whom first the ground
"'struck with your great Trident yielded the growling horse,
"'Neptune!'

"BUT in our Prototype, the Teeth are so short as to be blunt. This is very different from Tridents of the Neptunes in this era, created with either a tiny brush or a scalpel."

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."

Excerpt from Musgrave's 1st illustration of the Southbroom Hoard discovered outside Devizes, Wiltshire, in 1714. The statues of Venus and Vulcan are now lost, but the others are held by the British Museum. Listed as figure #374 in Durham. Then given height is correct at about 10 cm. This copper alloy statue (B.M. 1811,0309.3 and displayed as G49/dc15) was identified by Musgrave as Neptune, which is generally accepted owing to the trident in the right arm. Some scholars suggest it may represent Jupiter.
See also:

• British Museum, "Figure 1811,0309.3", displayed as G49/dc15.
• George C. Boon, "Genius and Lar in Celtic Britain", Jahrbuch des Romanisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, No. 20, 1973, pp. 265–269.
• 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.