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Description: | Post Medieval lead alloy object in the shape of a human head, probably a knob handle from the lid of a tobacco jar. The head is that of a man with pursed lips, rounded cheeks, a flattened nose, a prominent brow ridge and a 'pudding bowl' hairstyle. There is an oval bump on either side of the neck, perhaps intended to represent ears, although they are placed very low. The neck extends to a cylindrical base which is mis-shapen in areas. A circular section lug extends from the base, presumably to pass through the lid of the jar. The object measures 35.75mm in length and 23.92mm in width. It weighs 79.23g.
There are several database records of lead heads from 17th- or 18th-century tobacco jars. Examples are WILT-542C21, DENO-40DCB5, DENO-56F3B7, KENT5054, LVPL 1201, LVPL1178 and LVPL114. | 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: | 1600
1800 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Philippa Walton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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