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Description: | Copper alloy object in the shape of a stylised bird. At the base is a short shaft with a rounded end. The bird stands on this shaft. The legs and feet of the bird are joined together. The body of the bird is horizontal. The tail is flattened and flares slightly. One of the wings is broken off at approximately the midway point, the other wing tapers to a rounded point. The neck of the bird is vertical, long and tapering. The head is generally triangular and has a tapering, slightly hooked beak. There is some incised decoration. There are two transverse grooves on the upper surface of the feet, perhaps defining the toes. There is a single groove along each long edge of the wings. There are two parallel lateral grooves around the base of the neck and a further groove at the junction of the neck and head. There is an inverted ??V??-shaped grooved at the back of the head between the eyes and two further parallel grooves around the base of the beak. The eyes are formed by two rounded protuberances. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Williams, David W - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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