Seven of the effigies were placed to the south with at least four spiked lidded censers.
To see a statue of this scale displayed indoors is odd, and the way the effigy dominates the interior space is strange at first.
But wax modelling of plants and flowers belongs to a larger artistic history that includes modelling portraits, effigies, reliefs, and medals.
Most relevant to this discussion are the effigy vessels depicting his toothy grin or snarl.
The assemblage includes numerous items made of hammered and engraved sheet gold, including disks, ornaments, masks, miniature masks, and effigy spear points.
The effigy vessels discussed in this article have been recovered from all three tiers within this hierarchy.
Clearly this was happening when clergymen were rough-musicked, or jostled, or mocked in effigy.
I suggest that the effigies may depict scenes from myths, especially those associated with world destruction in the form of catastrophic flooding.
