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Description: | Copper alloy medieval figurine. The figurine is hollowed on the back and has gilding remaining on the front. The figure is full length and is wearing long drapery and the arms appear to be crossed over the chest so that the hands are near to the shoulders. The face is worn away but the figure looks to have a halo around the head. The figure represents a saint or apostle and was probably produced in Limoges where many such examples were made. These enamelled figures commonly have two rivet holes and would have been mounted onto a reliquary, box or cross. This example has a circular perforation just below the crossed arms and a second rivet hole (with the rivet still intact) right at the feet of the figure very close to the edge. These figures have a fairly wide date range from the late 12th century to the early 13th century. They often had enamelled decoration although there is no clear indication of this on this example. The figure measures 90.8mm in length, 20.2mm in width and 7.9mm in thickness; it weighs 44.99g.
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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