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Description: | A Limoges figurine dating to (probably) the 13th - 14th Century. This figurine has come off of a Limoges style crucifix scene (Limoges was the place where a certain type of enamel was made). This figure would have stood alongside three-four other religious figures around a crucifix. The figure has a stylised body, which is sub-rectangular in shape (suggesting that the figure is wearing a cloak), the head and face are also stylised. The figure would once have been gilded, however only traces still survive around the head, neck and the bottom of the cloak. The cloak has been decorated with geometric designs, which are raised and infilled with green enamel. In the centre of the cloak there is a raised almost rectangular shape, which has been infilled with red enamel. This part of the design looks as though it could be a book, which the figure is holding. Two rivet holds are still evident on the figure (which would have connected it to the crucifix). One of the holes is small (approx. 2.3mm in diameter) this hole has been infilled will a transparent substance that could be enamel. The other hole is much larger (approx. 3.5mm in diameter). The first hole is situated on the chest of the figure; the second is just below the book. The reverse of the figure is almost free from decoration apart from traces of gilding on the head and neck. The figure appears to have been made from moulded copper-alloy. The reverse is concave. If viewed from the section the figures head and the base of his cloak stick out, whist the figures chest is sunken. The figures shoulders are curved (if viewed from the reverse they are concave). The artefact appears to be complete, however it has been badly damaged and worn and much of the original surface has been lost. | 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: | 1200
1350 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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