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FIGURINE
Unique ID: LEIC-5BACAA
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval copper alloy cherub figurine, 1600-1800AD.
The figure is cast with clear ridges along its sides. It depicts a naked cherub, with curly hair whose legs are bent and apart, as though striding (the feet are missing). Its right arm is raised up by its head and its left arm is resting on its thigh. It has a pitted, damaged surface.
Length: 54 mm, width: 28 mm, thickness: 14 mm, weight: 66 g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 54 mm
Width: 28 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight: 66 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 3rd October 2017 - Tuesday 3rd October 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
To be known as: Ratby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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