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Description: | A lead figurine dating to the post medieval period, either the 18th or 19th century.The figurine is slightly bent forward and appears to be wearing shorts. The head is missing and the arms are missing just below the shoulders. Part of the legs are still present but there are broken from just above the knees.The stance of the figure and the shorts suggest it may be intended to represent a boxer such as Tom Molineux who became famous in the early 1800s. As a slave he won his freedom by winning a fight before travelling to England. There are similar objects recorded on the PAS database including NLM-249AF4 and LVPL-8B5455.
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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