Figurines Data

ID	921
Images	No image in database
Grid Ref	TA1870
Project type	Metal detector
County	Yorkshire, East
Site	Bridlington
Site Type	Unknown
Location Type	Unknown
Context	Unknown
Context Quality	1
Object Period	0
Material	Bronze
Location	Returned to finder
Ref No	YORYM-27C002
M/F	Male
Form	Figurine
Type	Deity
Name	Atlas
Bearded	No
Clothed	No
Drapery	No
Condition	Missing most of right arm, slightly corroded and worn
Classical	1
Quality	Classical 3
Photo	Yes
Illustration	No
Height	113.30
Length	0.00
References	PAS database. [Link to Bibliography]
Description	A solid cast copper-alloy Roman figurine, possibly representing Atlas. The figurine is of a naked male figure, posed in an unusual half crouched position, with the left leg half bent and the right leg three-quarters bent. The head is tilted to the right, the left arm is bent and raised above the head. The right arm is broken off between the shoulder and elbow, but the surviving part is angled downwards. The detailing is not very fine, but the surface of the figure is somewhat corroded and worn, and there are patches of encrustation, particularly between the legs and up the back. It is suggested that the unusual pose is because the figure represents Atlas. He is supporting the world (now missing) and therefore pressed down into a crouch under the weight of it, the left hand held high to steady it and the missing right hand presumably supporting it (PAS).
PAS id	YORYM-27C002