| ID | 1184 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | TQ3109 |
| Project type | Metal detector |
| County | Sussex, East |
| Site | Brighton |
| Site Name | North of city |
| Site Type | Unknown |
| Location Type | Unknown |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 0 |
| Object Date | C1-2 |
| Object Period | 2 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Secondary Material | Inset eyes |
| Import | No |
| Location | Brighton Museum |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Animal |
| Name | Stag |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Three of the legs are damaged |
| Classical | 0 |
| Quality | Stylised 1 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | No |
| Height | 164.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| References | Henig 1995a, 36 and 38, fig. 18; Anon 1987, 145-6, no. 3252 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | The modelling is surprisingly assured, but the smith was not constrained by the demands of naturalism. Large recessed eye-sockets were probably intended to take glass settings. . . The stag has a shaggy mane, allowing full scope for the smith to explore pattern and texture (Henig). |
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