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23.11.31E Profile figure facing left wearing a helmet and holding a shield with bike spokes formation. Appears to have once held a spear. Two prominent wide legs emerge from underneath the shield. Lead is an off-colour brown-grey.
23.11.31IIII Female facing left, wearing a pointed headdress over long styled hair. One hand appears to be held up to the face. There is a thin spike projecting upwards at the back. The skirt is belted at the waist, and is patterned with vertical bands containing zigzags or chevrons which terminate at a shin-length curved hem. The left shin and foot appear angled back to the other foot, giving the figure the appearance of walking.
23.11.31RR Female figure facing left with arms held away from the sides of the body. Wearing a headdress and a long garment marked across at the chest, waist, and hem levels.
23.11.31ZZ Female facing right, wearing a long skirt marked with horizontal bands. The straight line of the back projects above the head. One arm is raised in front of the body, and the other is held at waist level.
47.2.27 Cylindrical figure of a warrior. Pointed helmet, moulded face with long beard. Arms across chest, right carries shield, may have also held a spear, although now damaged.
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