http://www.unc.edu/~css/Exhibition_paper.htmlDoes anyone have a photo of this or any more info? Here is what the above page says:
"(35). Near Cirencester is the Roman city of Gloucester which was founded during the reign of Nerva (96-98 CE)(22). Large farming settlements in close proximity to these two cities included Lower Slaughter, Wycomb, Whittington and Daglingworth. These settlements do not necessarily owe their existence to pre-existing Roman forts and all of the ones listed have turned up genius cucullatus figures (61). At Lower Slaughter there is evidence for pre-Roman occupation and the Wycomb excavations have turned up three Dobunnic coins near the large Roman settlement that might have been populated to the extent that they built a theatre (66-67, 73).
"The Dobunnic genius cucullatus are frequently associated with a single mother goddess which in one case from rustic Daglingworth might be identified as Cuda by an inscription. While this association indicates the deity may have had power over fertility other figures in this area are associated with warrior gods, who often had healing powers. In another case, sword bearing hooded deities seem to protect a mother goddess which is a situation that seems to connect healing and fertility, or even, the health of mothers."