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| Image | Object Type | Find number | Broadperiod | County | Actions |
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Sculpture | NCL-9714A3 |
Roman | Tyne And Wear |
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| A worked stone of the Roman period, dating from the 2nd-3rd centuries. The stone depicts a probably female head in the Romano-British style, with a head on a neck in relief on a rectangular base. There is no background panel behind the head, with the upper figural portion being sub-triangular in ... | |||||
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Sculpture | LVPL-01F601 |
Early medieval | Greater Manchester |
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| Fragment of a sculpture dating to the Early Medieval period. The top of the stone is rounded and although worn appears to be an original face. The base however is broken. The base is irregular and has not been exposed to much weathering suggesting that it was protected within a structure or the g... | |||||
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Sculpture | LIN-D29333 |
Medieval | Lincolnshire |
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| A limestone label stop or corbel in the form of a male head. The carving dates between the late 13th to mid 14th century. The head is that of a young-looking male, probably an adolescant. The head is life-like and in good condition. The face is oval, narrow and has large pointed-oval shaped eye... | |||||
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Sculpture | DENO-FCF2A7 |
Modern | Monmouthshire |
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| Stone sculpture; sandstone head. Orange-yellow fine-grained sandstone. Short hair, no fringe, cut around the ears, lumpy appearance as if thick and curly; there is a groove running from the front hairline just off-centre along the top of the head to the crown (possibly damage or meant to be a par... | |||||
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Sculpture | LVPL-20A026 |
Medieval | Staffordshire |
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| Carved stone head dating to the Medieval period. The object is oval in plan and the carving is quite realistic in style. It depicts a male face with staring eyes, a wide nose and a straight linear mouth. The cheeks are rounded and taper into a rounded chin. The carving has chin-length hair which ... | |||||
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Sculpture | LIN-CFA375 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
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| Roman limestone carving. The limestone block is roughly rectangular however the sides and back are rough and appear to be damaged. The front of the carving has a different patina to the sides and reverse, being a more weathered grey-brown as opposed to relatively fresh limestone yellow-grey o... | |||||
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Sculpture | BERK-01F272 |
Unknown | Oxfordshire |
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| 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... | |||||
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Sculpture | LANCUM-F78697 |
Roman | Cumbria |
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| Small stone sculpture of a female goddess nursing an infant (Dea Nutrix). It is complete except the head. The female is draped in dress and cloak and breast-feeding a small child. This suggests the representation of another form of Mother Goddess as a "nursing mother", i.e. Dea Nutrix. Statues li... | |||||
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Sculpture | BUC-6F63F7 |
Medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| A soft buff sandstone carving of a long haired male head looking left. The fragments are probably a label stop from a hood moulding. Only some curling hair, part of the brow, one eye, the nose and part of the neck survive. Although well proportioned the detail is very worn and may have been exter... | |||||
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Sculpture | BERK-CF5653 |
Early medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| A Medieval stone (sandstone) decorative carving, Professor Rosemary Cramp suggests it is a fragment of a holy water stoup or piscina(11th-12th century). The fragment is curved and includes the upper finished edge. The internal diameter of the complete object would have measured approximately 60... | |||||
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Sculpture | WAW-A7F853 |
Roman | West Midlands |
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| The object is a carved stone sculpture of a probable boar or pig. A close comparison has not, so far, been found, therefore the date is not certain. However, Martin Henig has commented in correspondence that he doesn’t see why it is not Roman, and mentions a boar discovered in Bath, Wiltshire (... | |||||
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Sculpture | LEIC-968056 |
Roman | Leicestershire |
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| Undated lead alloy foot, 49mm long and 12mm wide. The foot is standing on tip toe and has the toes marked out with incised lines. It is very naturalistic with a rounded ball and heel. The foot has been cut off at a diagonal angle just above the ankle. The style suggests its Roman or post medieval. | |||||
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Sculpture | LVPL-F662E2 |
Post medieval | Merseyside |
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| Head on plinth carved from local red sandstone. Well defined features, well carved. Uncertain whether male or female. Appears to be wearing a bonnet or hood that covers the ears and extends beneath the chin. The back of the bonnet is carved into a series of six horizontal 'rolls'. A necktie is ti... | |||||
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Sculpture | DENO-7EC2D5 |
Post medieval | Derbyshire |
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| Stone head, probably post medieval, 17th century (possibly 19th century). Large human head, carved in the round from a single block of fine grained gritstone. Sub-spherical with high-relief pointed projecting nose, simple pointed oval eyes with no detail modelled, and small, narrow, straight slas... | |||||
| Sculpture | LVPL837 |
Medieval | Cheshire |
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| Three-dimensional carved stone head of medieval appearance. Wearing close fitting cap which covers ears. Traces of red paint. | |||||
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Sculpture | LVPL788 |
Post medieval | Cheshire |
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| Stone head carved with well defined but rather schematic features, nose and mouth are particularly detailed. Large lentoid eyes resembles 'Celtic' carved head. Carved from sandstone. Side and back of head unworked. | |||||
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