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lol, no, not at all Sue! It's from a site I am helping to research with a team of archaeologists. They haven't a clue and I brought it home to do some of my own research, but so far have failed - although I like Roses idea.

The site is a 16th C one - evidenced by a number of coins, buckles and other dateable artifacts. This was from the same layer, but is a strange find. It's going to the university tomorrow, though.

THE SITE
DO YOU KNOW WHO INHABITED IT

well, not all their names, lol, but we know what it was all about.

Hmmmm we owned two 16thc thatched cottages, you know how the thatcher signed his own work with a particular beastie, the same way as pargetters used one unique pattern in the overall design. We found a lot of odd things up chimneys and hidden within walls. Perhaps it's a charm from a house.

I am grasping here...lol

LOL
I MENT WAS IT SORT OF VILLIAGE

I think it fell off a hill walkers anorak,and has weathered over the years,,,,,}}

I bet if it was mico'ed it would show signs of being enamled at one time,,,,
lead alloy dont rust...

yeah, it was a settlement near a castle.

My best guess is that it is some sort of pilgrims badge type thingy, almost got a look of a swiss guard to it.

I have a facsimile medieval pilgrim's badge from Winchester and it's - well - 'meat 2 veg'.
Gettting brain cell into gear, I vaguely remember Saint Francis was referred to as 'God's Jester'

WELL ,,IM SORRY I JUST CANT THINK OF ANYTHING BUT IT
IS LOVEY BE PROUD YOU FOUND IT

NITE NITE

looking again at the picture, the litle 'bumps' above the knee are jester's bells?

http://www.goantiques.com/scripts/images,id,2162538.html

i've looked at the actual figure again and the bumps on the image seem to be actually the endings of the ridges on the breeks - they are actually ridges as opposed to stripes - and under the magnifying glass he has a hefty cod piece, lol

DONT KNOW WHY BUT I THINK SHAKESPEAR,,LOL

Sounds like a Xmas cracker novelty Elboy,,,,, what ya reckon !

Joking aside, could it be a chess piece ??

I thought that at first, but it has a fixing on the rear, or rather a place where a fixing has been, so I think probably not.

If you dont have any joy Identifying the figure, then maybe you can send a photo of it to the British museum, either way I would be interested what
the experts say, as you said it could be very very old or very modern,
let us know your findings.

Ray

Will do Ray. It's going to the university today, along with the other stuff, so I'll keep you informed.

Thanks everyone for the efforts.

I too would be very interested as would my 18 year old grandson, he is off to uni in September all being well to study archeology.

Good for him!

We have around 150 artifacts to catalogue at the uni today, but this one is the only one we can't pin down. Will be back to the site tonight for a bit more explore and hopefully find some more things.

You're so lucky mate having all that stuff on your doorstep so to speak.
Over here an ancient archeological dig is anything 19th century! lol

Although I have dug up a number of lovely chert cutting blades on my farm,
that could be anything from 100 to 40,000 years old!


xxxxx mick