| Accession_Number | 23.11.31F | ||||
| Shape | Figurine | ||||
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| Material | Lead | ||||
| Fabric | Spartan | ||||
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| Decoration | Profile figure facing right. Face visible through a helmet, with a potential eye socket marked out. Complete shield with an ornate bike spokes formation. Appears to have once held a spear. Two prominent thin legs emerge from underneath shield. Lead is an off-colour white-grey. | ||||
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| Condition | Slightly chipped. Half of the front leg is broken off, and the spear no longer remains. | ||||
| Technique/Style | Relief | ||||
| Provenance | From the Spartan Temple of Artemis Orthia? | ||||
| Period | High Archaic (?) | ||||
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| Comparanda | Smaller, flatter helm than 23.11.31a-e. Similar size to 23.11.31c, and similar in colour to 23.11.31b. | ||||
| Bibliography | |||||
| Archive_Ref | reference 1 | ||||
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| Height | 3.3cm | ||||
| Diameters | 1.8cm for the shield | ||||
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| Location | 11.1.10 | ||||
| Edited_by | Alex; Liz | ||||
| Date_edited | 21.08.2003; 21.06.2007 |
