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Description: | A cast copper alloy Medieval figurine from Limoges. It is complete but missing most of its enamel. The figurine is that of a three-quarter length figure cast flat but with a solid head which is flattened at the back. The figure is worn with a dark green-brown patina, and is depicted wearing a garment that hangs in folds thus creating cells that were probably originally filled with enamel. The features of the face are indistinct but a close-fitting hood which outlines the face and covers the ears can be determined. The eye sockets are circular, containing blue glass. There is a rivet hole in the centre of the chest area. A second rivet hole occurs near the base of the figure, at the centre. The back of the figure is hollowed.A number of such figurines have been identified in England, coming from Limoges where they were made during the later twelfth to early thirteenth centuries. A close parallel from Stoke Newington is illustrated in the London Museum Medieval catalogue (pl.LXXXI, no.3) and a similar figure from Salisbury is described by John Cherry (Salisbury Museum medieval catalogue, vol.3, p.41-2). See also The Limoges Crucifix Project (Treasure Hunting Magazine, Dec 1999, 62-5) These figures were designed to be attached to a crucifix or reliquary casket and represent saints or apostles. Compare also SF-DD35E3 and NMS-058DD6.
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