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Description: | A cast copper alloy lion mount of probable Roman date. The oval mount measures 26.7mm by 19.3mm by 6.7mm and weighs 8.46g. The front is patchily worn and corroded but appears to be moulded to represent a lion's face. The lion is looking straight ahead and bearing its teeth. It has a wide nose, protruding cheeks and upper lip and around the edge of the front of the mount there are hints of a curly mane. The back is concave. According to Sally Worrell the mount is larger and more elaborate than most lion-headed casket mounts, but there are a series of other mounts and appliques, particularly from sites on the Continent, which are similar to this example. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Payne, Naomi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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