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English: Cast copper alloy Romano-British boar figurine. The boar is shown semi-naturalistically, and does not have as much detail as the majority of other boar figurines known from this period (Cf. LIN-2CFD83 and references).

The boar is shown standing stationary and looking forward. The ears are both large ovals and are fully erect as if the boar alert to something in front of him. The snout an dnose are circular in cross-section and very worn. The body tapers and curves down to the hind legs. The bristles on the back of the boar are erect. The tail is short and curled.

The whole look of the boar is as if it is alert or displaying aggression.

Copper alloy boar figurines belong to the late Iron age and early Roman periods. They are found depicted as sitting, as standing boars, as plaques depicting just the head and the forelegs, and also as standing boars on a flat base. A study of boar figurines by Jennifer Foster published in 1977 listed twenty-two examples (Foster, 1977, Fig. 1, 7ff.), however it is unknown how many more have been discovered since then. Fosters' study indicated that full-boar figurines began in the late Iron Age whereas the 'half-boar' figurines which only portray the the head and forelegs belong to the early Roman period.