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Description: | A Medieval pottery fragment, the anthropomorphic figure from a Coarse Border ware lobed cup (14th century AD). The find consists of the torso, head, shoulders and arms of an anthropomorphic figure of indeterminate sex. The figure has been made from one piece of clay drawn into a sausage-shape, with the arms pinched out. The head has been formed by pinching the upper area at an angle, so that the area of the face has been formed by the thumb whilst the forefinger was at the back of the head. At the base of the reverse of the head, there is an impression made by a forefinger. Of the facial features, the eyes, mouth and hair have been incised. The nose is raised, as is the beard which has been pinched to project along the length of the neck. The figure has been made from the hard, quartz-tempered whiteware fabric typical of Border ware. It would originally have been entirely covered in a rich green glaze, but most of this is now missing; the glaze that remains is around the face, neck and shoulders of the figure. The figure is similar to one recorded by Pearce and Vince (1988, 61), fig. 33b. and assigned to a Coarse Border ware tradition. Dimensions: length: 54.58mm; width: 30.22mm; diameter: 13.82mm; weight: 14.78g.Reference: Pearce, J. and Vince, A. 1988. Surrey Whitewares. London and Middlesex Archaeological Society; London.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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