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Description: | Terminal of a bone implement ending in a hooded figure. The lower remaining part of the stem is decorated with a complex series of incised rings and grooves. The neck of the figure extends directly from the uppermost incised ring, tapering inwards before widening slightly to form the figure?s head. Above this the stem again tapers to form the pointed tip of the hood. Diagonal incisions indicate the folds of the hood around the neck and there is a sharp incision at the base of the head. The oval face has an indented chin, prominent triangular nose and lozenge shape eyes with a horizontal slit in the centre. The forehead is pronounced below the hood and there is no indication of hair.
Cosmetic implements such as ear scoops have been found made from bone with decorative terminals dating from the thirteenth century onwards. | 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
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Eleanor Ghey | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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