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Description: | Fragment of a cast copper alloy vessel. The fragment is probably from the rim of a wide mouthed bowl. The fragment is roughly triangular and each edge is damaged however the uppermost side appears to be an abraded rim. On the exterior surface there is a sea-monster or dragon, perhaps a Ketos, shown in deep relief. The dragon is shown advancing right with a snake-like neck. It has a dog-like head with open mouth, a pig-like snout, aggresive oval eyes and long pointed ears. One or possibly two legs are shown below the body of the dragon a a simple rectangular stump. The leg finishes just before the break below. The tail is upturned and terminates at the same height as the ears with a triangular point. The tail, neck and body are ribbed depicting the scaling. On the back of the dragon is a solid semi-circular hump that is deeply ribbed. This hump probably represents wings. There is a thin moulded transverse line above the tail running the width of the fragment. The reverse of the sherd is deeply pitted and worn.
The sherd measures 41mm by 44mm. The vessel wall is 3mm thick. Combined with the dragon motif it is 6mm thick. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Daubney, Adam - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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