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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy figurine. Only the head of this figurine remains due to an old break. The head is roughly rectangular in shape measuring 30mm in length and 31mm in width. The head is most likely to be a representation of Christ, it has a bare head with a crown of projecting thorns. There is a rivet in the centre of the top of the head. The face is convex and framed by long hair defined by diagonal grooves. The eyes are pointed oval in shape with a central horizontal groove. The cheek bones are high and the nose flat and broad, traces of an incised beard can be seen but the features of the mouth are unclear. One side of the face and the chin are damaged by irregular grooves, these look fairly recent. Traces of gilding can be seen on the front face. The back face of the head is concave, except for the hair which is defined by diagonal grooves again, although cruder now. No exact parallel could be found for the head of this probable Christ figurine but it is believed to be Medieval in date. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1066
1540 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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