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FIGURINE
Unique ID: LVPL-0A5FC6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast lead alloy figurine dating to the Post-Medieval period. The object is a flat figure decorated only on one side. It can therefore be classified as Forsyth and Egan, Type 3. The figure appears to be male however is very worn. The facial features have worn away and the clothing consists of some moulded horizontal and vertical ridges. One arm projects outwards to the left. The object is incomplete and has a mid-white patina. Similar examples can be seen on p170-172, Forsyth and Egan, (2005).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.16 mm
Width: 18.84 mm
Thickness: 2.03 mm
Weight: 4.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wirral (Metropolitan District)
District: Wirral (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Heswall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth, H. with Egan, G. | 2005 | Toys, Trifles and Trinkets: Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800 | London | Unicorn Press Ltd |
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