ROMAN FIGURINE

Unknown artist

Incomplete miniature Roman white pipe clay figurine of a male archer. Figurine is missing its head and feet and possibly depicts Cupid or a hunting deity. It is similar in style to the common Venus figurines that are found throughout Roman Britain. The archer is facing left with his bow drawn with arrow nocked, he wears a side quiver by his left leg suspended on a baldric from across his right shoulder. There is a mould line running down both sides of the figure where it has been produced, probably as part of a large batch. Figure is white in colour with patches of staining from its river context.Height: 60.81mm, Width: 29.78mm, Weight: 17.51g