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ID	889
Images	No image in database
Grid Ref	TF1599
Project type	Metal detector
County	Lincolnshire
Site	Rothwell
Site Type	Unknown
Location Type	Unknown
Context	Unknown
Context Quality	0
Object Date	Iron Age
Object Period	-1
Material	Bronze
Secondary Material	enamelled/inset eyes?
Location	Returned to finder
Ref No	LIN-2CFD83
Form	Figurine
Type	Animal
Name	Boar
Bearded	No
Standing/Seated	Standing
Clothed	No
Drapery	No
Condition	Slightly worn
Classical	0
Quality	Stylised 1
Photo	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Height	0.00
Length	0.00
Parallels	Camerton (742); Rhossili (247); Great Sturton (975)
References	PAS database. [Link to Bibliography]
Description	The boar is quite realistically portrayed with careful attention to anatomical detail. The surface of the boar is slightly worn, but appears to be in a good state of preservation. The boar has a solid body with a life-like head detailing all of the major facial features. The snout is flat-ended and upturned which is a feature perhaps more reminiscent of domesticated pig than wild boar. The tusks are quite worn and incomplete, being short and slightly inward curving. The eyes are represented by two deep concave circular cells, which may once have contained enamel. The ears are large and upright, roughly triangular in shape and concave on the front. There is a moulded crest running down the back of the boar. The crest is slightly convex and is decorated with a row of crescentric motifs representing the dorsal bristles. These bristles slope forwards. The crescent decoration is also seen on the boars back to either side of the crest. The rump of the boar is decorated with a series of gently curved lines, as are the legs and parts of the cheeks and snout. The tail is upturned and coiled; this is a feature that has been regarded as proof of domestication (Bokonyi 1974, 215). The front legs are moulded slightly forward, and the hind legs are angled, displaying a close attention to detail. The underside is smooth and rounded, with no indication of genitalia (PAS).
PAS id	LIN-2CFD83