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ID	174
Images
Grid Ref	TQ3079
Project type	Chance
County	Greater London
Site	London
Site Type	Large town
Location Type	Unknown
Context	Unknown
Context Quality	0
Object Period	0
Material	Bronze
Import	No
Place of manufacture	Local
Location	British Museum
Ref No	1856,0701.20
M/F	Male
Age	Mature
Form	Figurine
Type	Human
Name	Bound Captive
Bearded	No
Standing/Seated	Seated
Clothed	No
Drapery	No
Condition	Slightly pitted
Classical	1
Quality	Stylised 1
Photo	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Height	34.20
Length	0.00
Parallels	Brough (187); Fleischer 1967, no 202+203
References	Pitts 1979, no 154; Toynbee 1964, 120; Smith 1859, 77 fig; British Museum 1964, 54, no 3; Jackson 2005, 153-4 no. 11 [Link to Bibliography]
Description	It shows an apparently naked, crouched or searted man, with drawn-up haunches, bound with a rope or chain at neck, wrists and ankles. From front and back the torso is well-observed with realistically-depicted shoulders, waist and hips. The realism of the side views is sacrificed to the provision of a horizontal perforation. The head, disproportionately large, is carefully modelled, with pellet-like eyes in hollow sockets, a simple nose, small circular ears (one corroded away) and a strong chin. Corrosion obscures the region of the mouth. The hair, brushed back in straight lines from the forehead, finishes in a clear line just behind the crown, beyond which the back of the head is smooth indicating a shaved scalp. The flexed arms and legs, with elbows resting on raised knees, are both shown as one unit though in profile they are well modelled (Jackson).