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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy female figurine from some larger object, dating to the Medieval period. The long, draped sleeves and curious headress are the most distinctive features of the surviving, upper part. (length: 30mm; width: 15mm; thickness: 5mm; weight: 6.7g). The dress consists of a high and prominent sub-rectangular headdress (or could it be her hair?), a narrow waist, presumably from wearing a corset and a wide shirt held up to form a square frame. The face is rounded (particularly at the back) with worn but recognisable features including the eyes, nose and mouth, that appear as small indentations. The bodice/ upper part of the dress (length: 7mm; width: 9mm) appears to rest on the shoulders and curves downwards slightly across the chest. The bodice is decorated with a repeated linear incised design running down the whole length (approximately eight lines at the front and nine at the back). The waist expands outwards into a wide skirt. The arms (length: 12mm; width: 3mm) curve round to the front to touch each other, apparently resting on the broad skirt. The figurine is broken (old damage) 6mm below where the hands meet. Overall, the object is slightly worn but in fair condition, with a dark green patina. | 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: | 1350
1450 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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