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FIGURINE
Unique ID: WREX-472D31
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete lead figurine, of uncertain dating, but possibly Roman (43-410AD).
The figurine is anthropomorphic (human like), consisting of a standing male figure. The head is globular but no facial details remain. Both arms are held down in front of the body. No facial details remain. Both arms are held down in front of the body. Over the stomach and hands is the remains of a flattened phallus. The legs are together and the feet merge into a rounded base. On the reverse, the buttocks are pronounced.
The figurine is a mid grey colour, with an even surface patina. There is some damage which may have been caused by movement within the plough soil.
Height: 60.2mm; width: 17.9mm; thickness: 18.7mm; weight: 112.13g.
Notes:
The presence of a phallus could indicate that this is a figurine of Priapus, but due to the simplistic style of the artefact, this identification is tentative. Two similar objects have been recorded on the database WMID-F88A64 and FAKL-20CB45.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 60.2 mm
Width: 17.9 mm
Thickness: 18.7 mm
Weight: 112.13 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st June 1990 - Friday 21st June 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NWales PAS 190621/1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Flintshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Flintshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Bagillt
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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