Unless it is situated in the archaeological record in this way, the figurine is decontextualized.
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Many Goddess writers have ignored the specificity of the historical moment when the figurine was made or used.
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The figurine had to be sent away for conservation work to be carried out which has taken four months to complete.
An 18th Century jade bowl and a Dehua porcelain figurine were stolen during the raid at Durham University's Oriental Museum in April.
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The handle for Dennis the Menace figurine is the shape of his dog, Gnasher, while Desperate Dan has a potted cactus handle.
Thieves cut a 3ft wide hole in the wall of the university's Oriental Museum and stole a bowl and figurine, which are still missing.
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The president can play with his own figurine, enjoying tea parties or just stand around shooting the breeze in the company of the greats.
This particular figurine is one of only four ever found in Britain, with a total of eight known from the whole of the Roman Empire.
But the intended purpose of the figurine remains under debate.
The stolen bowl dates from 1769 and has a Chinese poem written inside, while the figurine is of seven fairies in a boat and stands about 12in (30cm) high.
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Before drawing conclusions about the significance of our figurine the religious context of the society must also be explored: can we identify special cult places, ritual paraphernalia, depictions of religious activity?
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What other objects were associated with the figurine?
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For the uninitiated, Skylanders plays much like any other third person action game with one major difference: the character you are playing is represented by a little figurine that sits on a peripheral in front of you.
We may now have a number of ideas about its possible use but we need also to explore the social context, that is, what other evidence is available for understanding the society which produced and used the figurine.
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Such an invention could have serious implications for fields like surveillance and wildlife observation, but fear not, AIST hasn't lost its sense of humor -- the company used a Bullwinkle figurine rotating on a Lazy Susan to demo its latest invention at Printable Electronics 2011.
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