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Description: | A cast lead alloy artefact, a figurine of a human male head, broken at the neck, and possibly a pilgrim, secular or livery badge of Medieval date, AD 1300-1500, or a toy of later date.The head is moulded in three dimensions, but the reverse is flat and undecorated. The front is in the form of a forward-facing, male human head, in relief. The eyes are blank ovals, the mouth is closed and mostly covered by a bushy moustache. The hair is delineated by five narrow grooves making the hair appear to be brushed back from the face, but it is quite thick and bushy. Some hair is also shown to on the left side of the face when looking at it. There are no ears but the nose is thick and prominent. At the base of the chin are signs of an old break, suggesting that it was at one time attached to a larger artefact. The other edges are rounded and do not appear to be broken. The metal has a well devloped cream patina and the artefact is 29.1mm long, 18.8mm wide and 6.2mm thick. It weighs 17.17gm.The head could be part of a pilgrim badge, perhaps of John the Baptist who is often shown with strong features (compare illustrations on page 236 of Spencer, 1998). The lack of a mitre rules out Thomas Becket. The object could also be part of a secular badge or even part of a toy.
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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