Technical Observations: The surface is in good condition with many fine details of finishing marks in the metal preserved. The patina is green with areas of red.
Although the separate elements of the object are flat in shape and give the appearance of having been cut from a bronze sheet. They are of different thicknesses, and it is likely that the two components were lost-wax cast. The arms and body are c. 2.4 mm thick, but the neck, head, and legs, which are in different planes from the body, are up to 4.0 mm thick. The penis projects 4.0 mm out from the body and appears integrally cast rather than attached. A separately cast attachment would have been inserted into the hole in the hand, with the butt end of the implement projecting through the back of the hand. There is no solder or obvious weld material present, and it is likely that it was pressure-fit into the hole. The punch marks representing the eyes, nipples, and navel are very similar to one another and may have been made with a single punch of two concentric circles, one 0.5 mm and the other 1.6 mm. Almost the entire surface is finished with crude file marks. The notch depicting the mouth is covered with corrosion products, but it was probably made with a file.
Henry Lie (submitted 2001)
