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Description: | A complete lead or lead alloy figurine, of uncertain dating, but possibly Roman (Ad 43 to AD 410).The figurine is anthropomorphic (human like), consisting of a standing, possible female figure. The head is globular. No facial details remain. The arms both come to the front of the body. The stomach area is rounded. A circular depression is located in the centre and is 4mm deep, with an internal diameter of 4.5 mm. The legs and feet are positioned together. The reverse is flat.It measures 54.3 mm in height, 12.4 mm wide and 9.0 mm thick. It weighs 40.3 g.The figurine is a mid grey colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.The hole could suggest that this is a figurine of Venus, similar to those recorded for Priapus (BH-FBE892; HESH-7BC7A3; SWYOR-A153A2 and YORYM-B3FE27), but due to the simplistic style of the artefact, this identification is tentative. It is possibly of Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 410).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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