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Description: | Damaged and incomplete Roman cast copper alloy figurine of a goat.The figurine is three dimensional, formed of a standing goat with its head looking slightly to its left. The body is sub-rectangular, with a slight downward curve in the back, which then raises up into the rounded hind quarters. The underside of the body is slightly hollowed out. There is a small damaged stump which would have formed the tail. The four legs are damaged, with only short projections with a circular cross section surviving. The head is sub-triangular, with a slightly pointed beard below. There is a damaged and worn projection at the apex of the head, which would probably have extended into the animals horns. The surface is worn and slightly pitted, however some of a cast design that depicts the animals coat survives.The figure is 36.87mm long, 24.29 tall including the head, reducing to 15.72mm tall at the back of the body. It is 12.71mm wide across the hind quarters and reduces in width to 8.94mm at the shoulders. It weighs 14.14 grams.This figurine possibly had a religions function. It possibly formed part of a larger object, that may have been attached at the feet, or possibly in the hollow recess on the underside of the body.Numerous Roman goat figurines have been recorded on this database, such as SF-3820E3, SF-832532, ESS-D24132, and HAMP2606.
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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