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Description: | A cast bronze head of the later Medieval period. The object is 48.3 mm in total length (from beard-tip to shank). The head bears a hat, and a shank/stud protrudes from the top of the hat. From the back of the head to the forehead is 17.33 mm, which is the thickest part. The head is 31.1 mm in length.The face has a high forehead over a face bearing a moustache and beard. The moustache is long and drooping and the beard starts at the hairline and hangs far below the chin in two thick waves. Hair also covers the back of the head and stops at the line of the eyes. Below this is a long, tapering neck.The hat is a rounded, segmented cap with small nodules at the base. The shank/stud is sub-square in section and has been inserted into a hole in the top of the cap. It has been soldered into the hole.
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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