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Description: | An incomplete lead anthropomorpic figurine of possible Roman date (c. AD 43- 410). The figurine is in the shape of a human toe. The toe exhibits an old diagonal break running across the top. It expands along sits length to a rounded tip and exhbits a D-shaped groove around the curved nail. The reverse of the object is hollow and partially filled with soil. The shape of the hollow suggests that the object was cast around a core.The object measures 23.56mm in length, 13.52mm maximum width, 7.64mm minimum width, is 7.66mm thick and weighs 9.22g.Another toe (SOM-762270) was found by the same person at a neaby location, however, the material and manufacture method are both different and the two are not thought to belong to the same object.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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