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FIGURINE
Unique ID: IOW-459584
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper-alloy figurine of a bull of Modern date.
The animal is in a standing position with head in a butting pose and tail raised.
The horns are horizontal and the eyes and ears are well defined. The body is slender and the top of the buttocks have a casting seam which is just visible. The tail is raised forming an 'S' shape. The front legs project forwards at an angle of about 45° and the rear legs are vertical. A lobed protrusion forms the genitals. The body is 'stippled' to represent hair. The hooves are flat on the underside and sharp around their edges. Each leg is flat on the inner face.
This figurine has a bluish green patina with some small areas of corrosion.
Length: 62.6mm; width: 46.2mm; thickness: 14.7mm. Weight: 69.47g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1900
Date to: Circa AD 2000
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 62.6 mm
Width: 46.2 mm
Thickness: 14.7 mm
Weight: 69.47 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd May 2017 - Wednesday 3rd May 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-1-87
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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