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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy three dimensional standing male figurine, measuring 60.5mm in height and 20.7mm in width at its widest point (across its elbows).
The figure is wearing a pointed hat with hair protruding from beneath its rim. He has an oval shaped face with close set circular eyes, the small triangular shaped nose projects and a horizontal line represents the mouth, which is visible through a long pointed beard.
The shoulders are narrow and the elbows out and set at right angles to the body. The palms of the hands are pressed together as if praying. Covering the upper half of the body is a cloak, the folds of which are depicted with moulding and grooves. The arms are beneath this and the rest of the body is naked.
The legs are straight and together with a longitudinal groove inbetween them and transverse grooves behind the knees. The buttocks are small and rounded and protrude from beneath the upturned lower rim of the cloak. The front of the body is distorted and not clear, the waist is swollen with ambigious mouldings. Level with the knees there are large testicles with a penis above this. This probable genitalia is therefore lower down the body than would be expected. Another possiblity is that the moulding represents a satchel or bag of some kind instead. The feet are small and rounded and again together.
No parallel could be found for this figurine, pointed hats are often seen on Near Eastern dieties and this possibly may be a clue to what influenced the figurines' creator. It is most likley to be Roman 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: | 43
410 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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