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BUST

Unique ID: WMID1266

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

The item is a cast lead bust. The bust has short hair - there is no detail. The facial features are very worn but are very similar to Afro-Caribbean features. The neck has a flared ridge. Beneath this is a circular sectioned stem from which there is a sub-square sectioned stem. There is a casting seam running from 'ear to ear'. The surface of the item is now a shiny beige colour.

Notes:

This record was created before the Portable Antiquities Scheme began using the Central Database. We are aware that this record may fall below our usual standards of recording, and we are working to rectify this.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 57.08 mm
Width: 23.05 mm
Thickness: 25.71 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st October 1999

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Figurative

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: CHESHIRE NEWBOLD ASTBURY

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 24 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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