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Description: | An incomplete lead alloy figurine of post-medieval date. All that remains of the figurine is the head of a human female with the rest being lost to an old, worn break at the neck. The head is forward facing with worn facial features consisting of ovate recesses serving as eyes. The areas where the nose and mouth would have been is damaged rendering these feature indistinct. The hair is long and flowing from a central parting on the top of the head and is denoted by wavering lines.The metal has a light brownish-grey patina and is worn. The figurine head is 28.7mm long, 24.3mm wide, 25.4mm thick, the walls are 3.3mm thick and weighs 39.7g.A figurine head of similar form has been recorded on the PAS database as: BERK-3A7D24.
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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