Record ID: SUSS-4B41F3
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn, copper alloy zoomorphic figurine in the form of a standing, probably razor-backed, boar of Late Iron Age or Early Roman date (50BC-100AD). The body of the animal is solid with a sub-triangular cross-section. Running down the top of the curving back from the tail is a worn central ridge which terminates between the ears. Flanking the end of the crest are simple ears that project upwards; both are incomplete, surviving as worn stumps. The head comprises a smooth tapering cone with long snout terminating in a semi-fresh break. The…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 23rd February 2024
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Record ID: HAMP-036D4F
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete cast copper alloy figurine of a bull or cow, possibly late Iron Age-Roman in date. The bull has two broad upward curving horns with slightly rounded tips, behind which are pointed oval shaped ears that project from the side of the head. The bull has a sub-rectangular face with faint features including eyes and a mouth. The body is sub-rectangular in form, and tapers to the tail, which is oval in section and turns downward towards the bull's feet. The legs of the bull are chunky sub-rectangular shapes that curve outward slightly from the body, and h…
Created on: Saturday 1st July 2023
Last updated: Saturday 15th July 2023
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Record ID: SOM-200C1B
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy human head dating from the late Iron Age to early Roman period (c. 1st century BC - 1st century AD). The object may form part of a figurine or mount, but it is not possible to determine its exact function. The object comprises a three-dimensional head and neck with a flat, flared base. The face is turned slightly upwards, with a blank expression and downturned mouth. The eyes are drilled to create circular sockets: one contains a dark glass insert and the other is empty (although this is unlikely to be deliberate and is probably the result o…
Created on: Wednesday 16th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 4th August 2022
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Record ID: GLO-0ED7EB
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy zoomorphic figurine in the form of a standing boar of Late Iron Age or Early Roman date (50BC-100AD). The boar shown as a semi-naturalistic representation of a wild boar as opposed to a domesticated pig. The body of the animal is solid cylinder with an oval cross-section. Running down the top of the curving back is a pronounced central ridge the terminates at the base of the head. Flanking the end of the crest are simple ears that are formed from projecting angled ovals that are concavo-convex in cross-section. Formed the head is a simple tapering cone that has h…
Created on: Thursday 4th March 2021
Last updated: Thursday 28th October 2021
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Record ID: YORYM-52DDD7
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy figurine of late Iron Age to Roman date, c.50 BC - AD 200. The object is in the form of a quadruped, possibly a mouse, boar or ram. It comprises a curved, D-sectioned body with four short rounded legs projecting to the lower edge. The legs are worn and broken. An integral sub-triangular head extends from one ends displaying a short rounded snout, bulbous eyes and semi-circular ears or curved horns to either side. The metal has a delaminated dark green patina and is worn. The object is 19.7mm long, 8.4mm wide, 8.5mm thick and weighs 4.6g. Due to the deg…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th July 2019
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Record ID: LVPL-95E082
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of lead, possibly of avian shape. Heavily corroded and thick with lead oxides. The surface of one side appears to be decorated with linear designs resembling herringbone patterns.
Created on: Friday 1st September 2017
Last updated: Thursday 21st December 2017
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Record ID: BERK-2C7233
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A near-complete cast copper alloy anthropomorphic figurine of Late Iron Age date. The figurine is crudely cast and depicts a probable male (no genitalia evident), standing with arms raised slightly from the sides. One arm is missing as is one foot. The figure's head is well cast with eyes, nose and mouth depicted. The figure wears either a helmet with linear decoration or more likely the hair is depicted by a raised moulding which sits flat across the brow and tapers to the location of the ears (not depicted) before tapering to a point at the base of the neck. The rest of the figurine…
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Last updated: Friday 23rd March 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-314559
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age or Early Roman figurine depicting a standing razor-backed boar. It is a fairly realistic rendering cast in solid copper alloy. It is largely complete, has a prominent snout and features a ridge along its back, terminating in a truncated tail. There are small pointed triangular protrusions representing ears while other features are no longer clearly defined due to wear and corrosion. Length 39.20mm, width 9.83mm, height 18.02mm, weight 15.07g. Other boar figurines have been recorded on the database, See: ESS-C5CB81, LIN-2CFD83.
Created on: Friday 9th September 2016
Last updated: Sunday 12th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A0C28E
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Iron Age or Roman figurine in the shape of a horse dating to the period c. 100 BC - AD 100. The figurine has been moulded in the round and exhibits a conical head with rounded muzzle. The muzzle measures 2.62mm in width at the tip. The head exhibits two drilled recesses denoting the eyes. The head arches back into the neck which curves in an S-shaped profile and expands in width from 5.37mm at the top of the head to 11.04mm in width at the chest. There are a series of incised grooves running down both sides of the neck denoting the mane. At each corner of the chest a is…
Created on: Monday 16th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 16th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nether Stowey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-7A3F39
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible late Iron Age to Roman cast copper-alloy figurine in the shape of a stylised duck. The oval body of which is triangular cross-section and recessed on the underside while each side of the front has a moulded or engraved wing represented by multiple longitudinal slightly oblique lines within a linear border. The head has moulded or engraved curvilinear lines outlining above the sunken eye sockets, a median line down the beak, and a linear line around the back and the beak; filing striations are noted on the beak and eye sockets. The recess on the underside has a rough surface…
Created on: Tuesday 28th July 2015
Last updated: Monday 17th August 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkby La Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-6E1A40
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy fragment moulded in the round in the form of a bovine head, possibly of Late Iron Age/early Roman date. The creature has a snout that curves upwards at the tip, broadly circular in cross-section, and with a triangular flat area on the tip's upper surface to represent a nose. The sides of the upper surface behind this are bevelled. Behind this are oval eyes moulded in low relief. At right angles to the back of the snout is a neck of sub-triangular cross-section. This has been truncated below the snout as a result of old damage. At the top, behind the eyes, are two a…
Created on: Tuesday 10th December 2013
Last updated: Monday 6th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nynehead CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-0FFB25
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age or early Roman copper alloy small human figuring. The figure isa standing male with rounded head, bent arms, his left hand resting at the waist and right pointing rowards his genetalia, a prominent, probably broken phallus, shorterned legs held straight and together and small, thin feet. From the photograph the figure has probably moulded straight nose and incised lines to indicate the eyes and mouth on th large, bulbous head, there is either no hair indicated or it is very worn. A deeply indent line runs down the spine to the bottom and between the cheeks. The hand pointed …
Created on: Monday 11th November 2013
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2018
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Record ID: LVPL-939C76
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy head dating from the Late Iron Age to the Roman period, (300BC-410AD). The artefact takes the form the forward-facing bust of uncertain sex. It is sub-circular in cross-section. The incised facial features include two drilled circular eyes, a wide flat nose and a horizontal incised groove for the mouth. The head has raised hair which steps down at a right angle to join the neck. The base of the hair has two horizontal incised grooves along the base and vertical grooves running from the crown of the head to the horizontal grooves. Two grooves run from the crown of th…
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2011
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hurst Green', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-8F0C57
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age cast copper-alloy figurine in the form of a well moulded half lying, half sitting dog in which the legs of the dog are tucked under the sitting body. The head and the shape of the face is almost fox like with a pointed nose, and faceted upper surface. The eyes are formed of a drilled hole going though the head. The tall ears are rounded at their tips. The two visible legs are bent in on themselves emphasising the seated posture; the foreleg appears to have lost its tip. The tail has a circular cross-section and extends slightly beyond the hind leg. The lower surface is fla…
Created on: Thursday 10th March 2011
Last updated: Sunday 9th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Owslebury CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-169CC6
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rochdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy phallic figurine probably dating to the Roman period. The figure is very roughly cast and is very stylised with simple circular indented eyes with eyebrows, virtually no nose and an indented line for a mouth.. The figure has a flat stomach and the upper body appears to have the remains of a tunic with damage to the hem and the lower half is naked with a very exaggerated erect phallus. The figure is 60cm long, 40cm wide and the weight is 93.7g. The figure has similarities with LEIC-C96B33 although it is much larger.
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HEYWOOD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-C5CB81
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age or Early Roman cast copper alloy figurine in the form of a standing boar. It is a fairly realistic rendering of a razor-backed boar. The figurine is of solid copper alloy has a pointed snout, oval eyes with blue and red enamelling and a ridge along its back representing dorsal bristles. One ear is missing and the other one is represented by a small curved ridge . Scarring around the snout may indicate two broken off tusks. Scarring at the rear may indicate a broken off tail. One of the hind legs has been bent slightly inwards and no longer touches the ground. Length 66…
Created on: Tuesday 13th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 16th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Birch CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-2A28C3
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy figurine dating from the late Iron Age (c.50 BC - AD 100). The figurine has a strong face with an angular chin tilting slightly upwards. The eyes are sub-oval and the mouth represented by a straight groove. The face is badly corroded and the noise missing. The hair of the figurine is represented by a raised oval which is cap-like. This is covered with small incised zigzag grooves representing strands of the hair. The head measures 20mm in length and 12mm in width. The shoulders are broad and angular. The torso tapers down from the shoulders towards the legs. The shou…
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Holy Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-18AD04
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Egyptian statue of Osiris. He wears the double-feathered Atef crown with uraeus and holds the crook and flail in mummiform fashion. On the back are two attachment loops, one in the centre of the figure's shoulders and one just above the base (which has been bent upwards), with a further loop to the left of the base. These together with a tab below the base are probably to allow it to be mounted on a wooden base. John Taylor from the department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum believes it to be genuine. He suggests that 'there are many very close…
Created on: Friday 23rd October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 5th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Upper Cheddon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-2492B7
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy figurine of probable Romano-British or possibly later Iron Age date. The figurine is in the form of a duck and appears to have originally formed one component of a larger artefact, possibly as a decorative mount for a vessel or similar object. The duck has a body that is sub-oval shaped in plan tapering slightly towards the tail end, with a domed front face that has straight sides and a pointed tail end. In profile the body is almost a pointed oval in shape, flaring from a rounded front face over the wings and curving down to a pointed tail formed by the base ri…
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 30th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fen Ditton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-B0ADE6
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Iron Age/ Early Roman copper alloy figurine of a boar with a piercing through its back, and presumably intended as a pendant. It measures 40.24mm in length, stands 23.72mm high (to the tops of its ears) and is 16.70mm wide (from leg to leg). It weighs 27.9g. The boar does not have a face as such, but does have a snout, oval in section (5.3x6.49mm) and c.11mm long. It is decorated at the end with a groove, running on a slight diagonal. Above this rise the two ears, one of which is slightly damaged. They project curving outwards and with a rounded point at the top (although th…
Created on: Thursday 5th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.