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Description: | Crude human head made from lead. The reverse is flat and the head tapers from a 27 mm wide brow to a 17 mm wide chin. The brow is a raised band with a straight upper edge forming a low forehead. The narrow nose projects downwards and outwards; the tip of the nose is broken off, but this is the head's thickest point at 13.5 mm. The eyes are slightly rounded, as are the cheeks, mouth and chin. All the features are softly convex, perhaps just hinted at, with no detailed delineation. On the bottom of the chin is a projection which looks a little like a casting flash which has not been cleaned off. The surface of the lead is a powdery white. Length 41 mm. Assigning a date or function to this head is difficult.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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