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Cathy: Never mind Cathy it'll come in handy as a door stop.

As far as I can remember it was about 2'6" high, so maybe a bit weighty for a doorstop. Nice garden ornament though.

It's head turned up on p.a.d. last week. The one wearing the oilcloth 'at.

It should be more of a cute little pixie hat really.
I just googled 'Mithras Temple' and it seems that a stone head turned up in London 60 odd years ago. There's a picture (the head, complete with pixie hat) on a BBC news blog from a couple of years ago, under the title 'Temple of Mithras. How do you put London's Roman shrine back together?' A bit of sand and cement and the job's a good un.

If it's the lost Appley Bridge 'head' a campaign should be mounted to bring it home to Wigan. Would make a startling contrast sat next to the Wiend "HEAD" that Vb and others love so much!

There must have been a man involved for her to lose her 'ead!

Oh Lordy, promise me you'll buck up veebee, Yes, I know he's wearing a frock, but Cowtwopats is actually a bloke. He's probably Kitty Beawt Yed's boyfriend, they do seem to share certain physical irregularities ...........By the way, there's only one ' R ' in ' occur '.
Regards. Ozy.

There's no way of checking!!!!!!

Yes there is veebee, just look in the dictionary, occur, one ' R ' .

I mean the statue Oz! It's not got a head!

Oh yes, I see what you mean veebee, there IS no way of checking. Just out of interest, Cautopates' torch is held downward facing, whereas the torch of Cautes is held upwards. The difference evidently reflecting the contrast between spring and autumn, or light and darkness, or something of that ilk. No doubt someone more knowledgeable than me will provide the answer. Regards. Ozy.