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Description: | A lead and copper-alloy toy figurine of possible 16th or 17th century AD date. This piece is one of a group of three miniature toy objects found in a discreet area - see also BH-1F0F22 and BH-26CDF5.
The exact nature of the piece is difficult to determine due to the fact that it is badly bent and corroded. It appears to depict a male figure and may be of a military nature. The torso and legs have been cast in lead; the neck and head, and the two arms are made of copper-alloy and are slotted into the hollow lead section, presumably to enable them to be moved. The neck is slender and the face retains traces of the eyes, nose and mouth. The figure also wears a hat of uncertain nature, which appears to be upturned on one side. The upper half is covered by a tunic with a vertically segmented waistband or pattern. The exact nature of the trousers is unclear and the lower legs and feet are missing. Only remnants of the arms survive and a copper-alloy protrusion at waist level is probably the result of post-depositional damage which has caused the internal limb fixings to puncture the lead body.
The object measures approximately 50mm high, by 15mm wide and 8mm thick; the weight was not recorded. | 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: | 1500
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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