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Description: | A Romano-British copper alloy mount in the shape of a human head. It is not known what the exact function of the object was, but it is possible that it may have been a mount; possibly attached to the rim of a bucket or bowl, in a similar fashion to the mounts on the Aylesford bucket.
The head consists of a forward facing face with simplified facial features. The forehead is short and slopes at an angle. Below this are recessed almond shaped eyes, which curve upwards at the outsides. The nose is cast in relief and is short and straight. Directly under the nose are two crudely incised straight lines, representing the mouth. The ears are not represented.
On reverse of the face is a circular socket which may have held a rivet or perhaps a handle, as in the Aylesford bucket mounts. There is a very slight trace of iron corrosion at the top of the circular moulding. | Subjects: | Bucket | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Wootton, Danielle - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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