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FIGURINE
Unique ID: LIN-D53ED6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy figurine of an equestrian Mars. The rider wears a short tunic. The reverse of the lower body shows three concentric bands which may indicate body armour, in particular lorica segmentata, although this would be somewhat unusual for standard cavalry armour. The right arm is extended to the side and raised at the elbow. It is broken shortly after and is likely to have held a spear. The left arm is also extended to the side, broken, and is likely to have held a shield. The face is very worn and the rider appears to wear a crested helmet. The legs are splayed, widened and flat on the inside to allow the rider to be mounted onto a horse figurine.
Class: Rider
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: AD 199
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 65 mm
Width: 36 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight: 59.84 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Figurative
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Gate Burton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK8382
Four figure Latitude: 53.328418
Four figure longitude: -0.755225
1:25K map: SK8382
1:10K map: SK88SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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