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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy votive figurine of Roman date. The figurine is in the form of a three-dimensional leg and foot. The foot is bare with each of the five toes denoted by shallow incisions.The metal has a mid greyish-green patina and survives in good condition. The figurine is 48mm tall, 22.7mm long and 8.8mm wide at the foot, 11.6mm in diameter at the calf and weighs 28.8g.Objects of a similar form have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database as Roman knife or razor handles (for example NCL-920745 and SUR-E8CBD2) but the lack of a slot for the blade makes this an unlikely attribution. YORYM-20DC35, a votive figurine, is very similar in form to this example though in this case the foot is wearing a sandle. The similarities however are compelling evidence to suggest a contemporary date and that the object is votive in nature. Votive offerings were made in the hope of receiving a cure or as thanks for one.
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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