Record ID: SF-EBF303
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman figurine fragment. It is a human hand with thumb and index finger extended to form a fork shape, holding an object with the other three fingers curved around the back. The object is zoomorphic, having an oval shape with two forward-pointing ears, no eyes, and a snout that forms a pronounced knop, with a horizontal groove suggesting a mouth. The fragment measures 21.95mm in surviving length, 9.8mm in width, 6.8mm in thickness, and weighs 4g. A representation of the god Mercury, holding a purse, discovered at a temple site at Bruton, Somerset, bears some resemblance…
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-DD35E3
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy Medieval figurine from Limoges. It is complete but bent and cracked across the centre, no doubt due to plough damage. The figurine is that of a three-quarter length figure cast flat but with a solid head which is flattened at the back. The figure is worn with a dark green-brown patina, and is depicted wearing a garment that hangs in folds thus creating cells that were originally filled with enamel. The features of the face are indistinct but a close-fitting hood which outlines the face and covers the ears can be determined. The eye sockets are circular, one being…
Created on: Tuesday 21st October 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 20th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-CDD3E6
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
a copper alloy Roman figurine fragment, in the form of a human right foot. It is solid and incomplete, broken off at the ankle. The foot measures 30.17mm in length, and 11.46mm in width across the toes, narrowing to 6.56mm at the heel. It is 15.3mm in height, to the top of the broken edge at the ankle, which is hollow and semi-circular. The foot weighs 14.88g. A figurine, in the form of a leg with foot discovered in Porthcasseg, Gwent, has similarly moulded toes, all except the little toe being of similar length, and the foot being slender. The figurine from Gwent is estimated to ha…
Created on: Friday 28th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.