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FIGURINE
Unique ID: LEIC-90074F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman copper alloy figurine fragment, 32mm long, 21mm wide and 18mm thick with a weight of 36.44g.
The fragment consists of a male bust with curled hair wearing a phrygian cap. The cap is sub conical and is heavily gilded in patches. There is a slight depression in its upper surface which may suggest an iron loop and its use as a suspended weight? or it may be evidence for its casting? The face is quite worn but is rounded with a flattish nose and almond eyes. The object is broken across the upper neck with an uneven underside.
The bust is a depiction of Mars. The gilding around the cap is very rare.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Class: Mars
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32 mm
Width: 21 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight: 36.44 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
To be known as: Cadeby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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