Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 20/05/2026(3/8) A small niche was found high up in the north-west wall of the chamber. As with Deal Man, this niche had a compensating sloping base that was observed likely housed the Deal Man figure. 11572
Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 20/05/2026(4/8) The figure is thought to be of Roman date and the style of Deal Man and the focus on the head conforms to Celtic artistic tradition, but the simple form may be traced to the pre-Roman European Iron Age. 11593
Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 20/05/2026(5/8) The chamber in which Deal Man was found may possibly have been a shrine. There are parallels with other European discoveries to both to the pit and its chamber and the presence of figurines in pits which have been interpreted as used for rituals. 21582
