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Description: | Lead alloy object, probably a fragment of a late 16th Century hollow cast figure. The object is triangular in plan with moulded decoration on both sides and could be the dress of the the figure. A raised border begins at the lower corner, tapering in width to the upper corner where it follows the contours of the object before curling back on itself to terminate in a scroll design at the lower corner. The middle is recessed on both sides and a moulded design, possibly a figure with the head towards the flat upper edge, is raised in the centre. The object is worn and has developed a light brown-yellow patination. There is a small ovoid tear on the flat upper edge revealing a possible hollow interior, now filled with sediment. The lower corner appears to have suffered an old break which is now very worn. The object measures 29.4mm in length, 19.2mm in width at the flat upper edge; 10.6mm at the lower corner, 3.4mm in thickness at the flat upper edge; 4.6mm at the lower corner, and weighs 4.89g.A similar object is recorded on this database; NCL-A375F6 which is as yet not identified further than a fragment of a toy. Egan (1988; FRG Datasheet 10, pg. 3) illustrates a more complete example, figure 9, which would have had a thread or string within the cavity which would have been held tight at both ends by children, causing the figure to 'walk' between them. Egan (ibid.) notes that the figures appear in German dress but are not found on the continent, although several examples are known from London.
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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