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Description: | An incomplete post medieval zoomorphic lead object, probably a toy in the form of a cockerel, dating to the period c. AD 1650 - 1800. The head is missing due to an old break. The body is crescent shaped with an old break at the base indicating the position of the missing legs. The body is decorated on both sides with a series of moulded V-shaped ridges indicating the feathers. The wings are picked out by a moulded semi-circular ridge with four parallel diagonal ridges indicating the wing feathers. The tail curves upwards and over with the plumes indicated by three concentric curved ridges. The lead is dark grey in colour with some off-white patination.It is likely that this object would have been part of a 'cock shy'. This game is similar to that of skittles, and was derived from the Shrove Tuesday pursuit of casting stones at a live cockerel, which was either tied or secured in the ground up to its neck (Egan & Forsyth, 2005, p.239). Most examples tend to be of 18th century or later dating.A similar example recorded on the PAS database is: WMID-E26595. The object measures 26.16mm in length, 39.64mm in width, is 4.15mm thick and weighs 15.30g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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