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Description: | A copper alloy figurine of a standing man, naked apart from a cloth draped across his loins. His right arm is raised in the air and he is pointing the index finger of this hand upwards. The other arm is bent with his hand on his hip. His left leg is bent and slightly raised. The man has straight hair, a triangular nose, sunken hollows around his eyes and a circular depression around his mouth. His nipples are prominent and D-shaped, with a sunken chest and slightly protruding stomach with a small circular dot for the navel. The calf of the raised leg is pronounced but there is no detail on the feet. The loin cloth has four pleats. The reverse of the figure is much flatter and lacks detail. There is a protruding iron fastening attached to the man's lower back, probably for attachment to a larger object. The underside of the right foot may have been attached to a base. File marks are visible towards the rear of the arms but the front surface is polished, particularly in the upper part. The date and origin of this figure are not known, although it may be neo-classical in style. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Ghey, Eleanor - British Museum | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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