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Description: | A complete cast lead figurine head of post-medieval date. The head is three dimensional and appears to be in the form of a human male of African ethnicity. It has a rounded face with a wide flattened nose and thick lips, a short 'bowl-cut' hairstyle which has been shaved high at the sides and no defined ears. The neck is slightly splayed and terminates in a flattened base with a centrally projecting, square sectioned shaft.The metal is a mid brownish-green colour and is worn. The head is 51.2mm long, 22.2mm wide, 25.2mm thick and weighs 105g.Handles of similar form were commonly used on the lids of tobacco jars in the 17th and 18th century examples of which have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database as DENO-40DCB5, DENO-56F3B7, KENT5054, LVPL 1201, LVPL1178 and LVPL114.
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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