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Description: | A lead alloy human head either from a figurine or from another object which it was used to decorate. The head is severely damaged and most of the facial features are obliterated. The head has thick hair in a short, ??pudding basin?? style and a long but rounded face with very chubby cheeks. The object ends beneath the neck. This area is also damaged but it seems that it may have had a flat base with a central projecting attachment spur. The ears are visible and are delicate and rounded, but there is a larger rough projection under each ear. Only the sides of the eyes can be seen, the central part of the face, including the nose and mouth being squashed flat. The hairstyle is reminiscent of Roman mounts in the form of human faces (see page 226 in ??The Catalogue of small finds form South Shields Roman Fort?? by Allason-Jones and Roger Miket, 1984), but the puffy face seems more like a post-medieval cherub, similar to examples often seen on older grave stones, so a later date is also likely. The head is 37.2mm long, 23.3mm wide and 18.5mm thick. The lead is a creamy yellow colour with dark grey showing where there is recent damage. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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