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Description: | A fragment of a Roman lead alloy figurine depicting Mars. The fragment comprises of the head of the object with a Corinthian helmet. The object has a small D-shaped perforation in at the base of the neck indicating that it may have been hollow cast. The face is very worn. The eyes appear to be oval but the mouth and detail of the nose have worn away. The figure is wearing a helmet with a pointed sub-lozenge shaped rim. There is a rounded crest at the top of the helmet. Some worn grooves can be seen decorating the crest. The object has a light brown patina. A similar example which can be found on the database is BERK-12D494.
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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