Figurines Data

ID	391
Images	No image in database
Grid Ref	TF0908
Project type	Unknown
County	Lincolnshire
Site	Tallington
Site Type	Unknown
Location Type	Unknown
Context	Unknown
Context Quality	0
Object Period	9
Material	Bronze
Location	Lincoln Museum
Ref No	LCNCC: 1948.18
M/F	Male
Form	Figurine
Type	Human
Name	Priest
Aliases	Charioteer
Bearded	No
Standing/Seated	Standing
Clothed	Yes
Clothing description	Belted robe.
Drapery	No
Condition	Missing right hand
Classical	1
Quality	Stylised 1
Photo	Yes
Illustration	No
Height	0.00
Length	0.00
Parallels	Reinach 1913, 306 nos 7 and 8
References	Pitts 1979, 58 no 46; Hawkes 1946, 17 [Link to Bibliography]
Description	Stands with left hand open, thumb raised. Fairly crude facial features with long nose and incised cap hair. Uncertain identification. The museum lists it as a charioteer, while the stance is similar to that of many priests or worshippers. There is some confusion over the references for this figure, Pitts lists it as Mercury, but she has no no 45 so this could be typo. Or it could be due to the fact that Green (1976) confused this figure with the Mercury from Brant Broughton (no 61). Hawkes states that the Mercury is from Broughton and another figure from Tallington, but he does not state what the figure is.