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Description: | An incomplete object of uncertain date and function.
The object takes the form of a three-dimensonal stylised chicken or cockerel. The head is elongated and comes to a point at the end of the beak. Moulded ornaments on the top edge of the beak and on the back of the head represent the bird's comb. Each side of the head has an eye, defined by circular ring-and-dot type impression, and a groove which separates the halves of the beak. The neck is an elongated 'S' shape in plan and has flattened upper and lower surfaces. Just below the head is a moulded wattle and at the bottom of the neck, on the outer edge, is a further projection which may be designed to represent feathers. At the point where the neck bends backwards into the body the object is broken.
The piece measures 37.8mm long, 17.4mm wide and 4.7mm thick. The weight is 6.68g. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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