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Description: | Roman copper alloy probable vessel mount in the form of a bird. It measures 22.1x4.8xmax.5mm (not including attachment projection) and weighs 1.77g.
The bird is D-shaped in section, and flat and even on the underside, except for the pointed beak that extends downwards (c.2mm long) and the projection at the centre, which is c.1mm diameter in section and 2.3mm long, and extends from a rectangular area 4.8x2.8x2.3mm.
The rounded part of the bird consists of a head, breast and squat tail. The head is decorated with a pair of diagonal grooves either side of a central invisible line running down the centre. Just before the wing is a pair of vertical lines and behind three pairs of diagonal grooves, creating three V shapes along the back, again along an invisible line. The tail is plain but faceted, an inverted and filled-in V toppermost.
Bird mounts have been found associated with vessels, and also in religious contexts. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Hinds, Katie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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