2007-11-30 14:50:45 Charlotte Burrill cburrill 2011-02-24 13:52:58 Daniel Pett dpett BERK-01F272 Sculpture Limestone bivalve fossil with carved face on one side. The face has pronounced lips & nose although the lower part of the nose is broken. The eyes are oval and recesed. There is further decoration in the form of two crescents with transverse grooves to either side of the head - these are perhaps intended to represent hair, horns, ears or some kind of headress. Stone carvings are notoriously difficult to date and therefore this item must remain undated. It was initially suspected that the item may be Late Iron Age to Roman period based on the style of the face and locally associated Roman material. In the opinion of Martin Henig of Oxford University, however, it is most likely to be a Post-Medieval to Modern artefact. Undated. Limestone bivalve fossil with carved face on one side. The face has pronounced lips & nose although the lower part of the nose is broken. The eyes are oval and recesed. There is further decoration in the form of two crescents with transverse grooves to either side of the head - these are perha... Stone Ground/polished UNKNOWN UNKNOWN 62.3 76.52 73.5 Incomplete 2007-11-30 14:50:45 OXFORDSHIRE WEST OXFORDSHIRE POINT( ) SP20SE SP4220 29.06.2003 Chance find during metal detecting 1 BERK Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2007 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.