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ID	1187
Images	No image in database
Grid Ref	TL3530
Project type	Metal detector
County	Hertfordshire
Site	Buntingford
Site Type	Unknown
Location Type	Unknown
Context	Unknown
Context Quality	1
Object Period	0
Material	Bronze
Location	Returned to finder
Ref No	BH-712AC1
M/F	Male
Age	Mature
Form	Figurine
Type	Deity
Name	Genius cucullatus
Bearded	No
Standing/Seated	Standing
Attributes	Yes
Attribute description	Hooded cloak
Clothed	Yes
Clothing description	Hooded cloak
Drapery	No
Condition	Worn, broken at base.
Classical	0
Quality	Stylised 1
Photo	Yes
Illustration	No
Height	49.00
Length	0.00
Parallels	Rolland 1965, no. 109
References	PAS database [Link to Bibliography]
Description	The human-like figure faces forward, his head tilted slightly to his right. He wears a cloak which has a pointed hood, covers the body and and displays several moulded folds. The facial features are stylised in appearance: each eye consists of a disproportionately large sub-oval groove; the nose takes the form of a low but pronounced ridge; the mouth is a shallow depression in the shape of an upward-pointing crescent. A small triangular area of the neck is visible and has a convex surface. The cloak has a vertical seam/opening down the centre and is trimmed on each side by a band which extends downwards from the hood. Approximately halfway down the body the seam is punctuated by a shallow conical depression, possibly representing an attachment point for a separate, now-missing, element (see interpretation below). Both arms are held by the figure's side, the forearms slightly raised, creating loose folds beneath. Protruding from the underside of the figurine are two short projections which represent portions of legs or feet. The break is heavily patinated, suggesting that the base was lost in antiquity (PAS database)
PAS id	BH-712AC1