Accession_Number | 23.11.31H | ||
Shape | Figurine | ||
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Material | Lead | ||
Fabric | Spartan | ||
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Decoration | Profile figure facing right wearing a flat helmet. The face is visible, and a marking shows a potential eye socket. He carries a shield which is intact, with no defining pattern. Appears to have once held a spear. Small wide legs emerge from underneath the shield. Lead is off-colour brown-grey. | ||
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Condition | Slightly chipped. The spear is broken off completely, and half of the front leg is broken. | ||
Technique/Style | Relief | ||
Provenance | From the Spartan Temple of Artemis Orthia? | ||
Period | High Archaic (?) | ||
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Artist | |||
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Comparanda | Colour is similar to 23.11.31C. slightly bigger than 23.11.31G. | ||
Bibliography | |||
Archive_Ref | reference 1 | ||
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Height | 2.7cm | ||
Diameters | 1.6cm for the shield | ||
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Location | 11.1.10 | ||
Edited_by | Alex; Liz | ||
Date_edited | 21.08.2003; 21.06.2007 |