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Description: | An inverted pear-shaped cast copper-alloy object which forms a frame for a centrally positioned face on the obverse.
At the wider top end of the object is an oval-ended protrusion
At the bottom of the 'pear' (the narrower part) is a flared tri-lobed protrusion. The central 'lobe' is slightly longer than the two either side.
The face follows the shape of pear-shaped body. On top of the face is hair which has been pulled up into a central top knot which divides into two equal sections which curl outwards. The hair is represented as being drawn together by a oval ornament.
There a traces of gilding on the obverse.
The reverse is flat with two attachments, each positioned about 1/4 of the way down the object at both ends of the object. | Subjects: | Mount | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Elwes, Marina | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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