| ID | 775 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | ST8222 |
| Project type | Chance |
| County | Dorset |
| Site | Motcombe |
| Site Name | Duncliffe Hill |
| Site Type | Unknown |
| Location Type | Unknown |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Object Date | LIA |
| Object Period | -1 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Secondary Material | inset eyes? |
| Other finds from site | no 776 |
| Location | Dorset County Museum |
| Ref No | 1990.66.1 |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Animal |
| Name | Boar |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Other | Torc or collar |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Feet missing. |
| Classical | 0 |
| Quality | Stylised 3 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 20.00 |
| Length | 39.00 |
| References | Henig and Keen 1985, 147-8, fig 12, pl 11 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | It has a long snout with the mouth indicated as a slit. The eyes are deep circular holes (diam. 2.5mm) which may once have contained settings of enamel or glass; between the ears are four tufts of hair and around the creature's neck is a rilled collar or torc. A protruberance at the base of its spine must represent its tail, and below this a ring and dot motif can only be taken as a stylised anus (Henig and Keen). |
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