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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: WREX-DAE5C8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead alloy object depicting a possible human face. The object is broken at the neck and is a possible mount or badge of some description of possible medieval date, c1300-1500AD, or a toy of later date.
The front of the object is moulded in three dimensions, but the reverse is flat and undecorated. The facial features are very crudely modelled but there appears to be a simple straight mouth, two hollows for the eyes and a distinctive squared nose. The hair is produced by narrow grooves giving the impression of the hair being swept back off the face. At the base of the chin are signs of an old break, suggesting that it may at one time attached to a larger artefact. The other edges are rounded and do not appear to be broken. The objects has a creamy white patina. It is possible that this object is part of a mount or secular badge or even a toy.
For a similar object see SWYOR-40F8E7 on the PAS database, however this particular object is much heavier.
Height: 38.8mm; width: 28.3mm; thickness: 6.6mm; weight: 40.7g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 38.8 mm
Width: 28.3 mm
Thickness: 6.6 mm
Weight: 40.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2018 - Thursday 1st February 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Wrexham Museum Entry form No. 1251
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Uncertain
References cited
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