File:Chalk figurine (FindID 117644).jpg
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[edit]Chalk figurine | |||
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Photographer |
The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Adam Daubney, 2005-12-06 15:44:35 |
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Title |
Chalk figurine |
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Description |
English: Incomplete chalk figurine. The figurine is of uncertain completeness and form. The surviving part of the object is roughly oval in plan with slightly concave sides. In cross-section the object is rectangular. The two longer sides of the object are original and complete, however the shorter sides are both broken, one of which has a circular looking break as if it continued into some form of neck or shank. The reverse of the object is rough and undecorated.
The figurine has an incised decoration on the front and the two long sides, and although not quite symmetrical in pattern, it looks as if it was intended to be. The decorations consist of five semi-circular bands on each side running from the lower edge of the side to just short of the centre of the face. Each band is decorated with lattice work. The very centre of the object has a recessed oval area with a deeper circular hole in the middle. This hole does not pass all the way through the object.It is not clear what the carving is trying to represent. The object might be the body of a person, and the lattice work might be representative of some kind of outer garment such as a waistcoat or jacket, however this does not account for the central feature unless it was designed to be functional. Alternatively the carving could be in the form of a snake head. It is also possible that the decoration and central feature were designed to be symbolic of female fertility, in that the motif portrays female reproductive organs. Chalk carvings are known from the Neolithic however none display fertility qualities. The object is more likely to be medieval in date judging from its findspot and associated finds. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Lincolnshire | ||
Date | between 4000 BC and 1499 | ||
Accession number |
FindID: 117644 Old ref: LIN-94EC36 Filename: LIN3701.jpg |
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Source |
https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/86052 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/86052/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/117644 |
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current | 04:17, 5 February 2017 | 2,584 × 1,780 (272 KB) | Fæ (talk | contribs) | Portable Antiquities Scheme, LIN, FindID: 117644, neolithic, page 4192, batch direction-asc count 55516 |
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Camera manufacturer | FUJIFILM |
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Camera model | FinePix S5000 |
Exposure time | 1/60 sec (0.016666666666667) |
F-number | f/5.6 |
ISO speed rating | 200 |
Date and time of data generation | 04:59, 12 January 2005 |
Lens focal length | 5.7 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | Digital Camera FinePix S5000 Ver3.00 |
File change date and time | 04:59, 12 January 2005 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Manual |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 04:59, 12 January 2005 |
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Image compression mode | 3 |
APEX shutter speed | 6 |
APEX aperture | 5 |
APEX brightness | 5.54 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Tungsten (incandescent light) |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Focal plane X resolution | 2,405 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 2,405 |
Focal plane resolution unit | 3 |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Manual exposure |
White balance | Manual white balance |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |