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Description: | A cast copper-alloy mount of Roman date. This piece, which takes the form of a three-dimensional human head, is probably a bucket mount. Two almost identical examples were found near Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, and are recorded on the PAS database (see WAW-2EFFB6 and WAW-2F4145). The striking similarities between this piece and the Worcestershire examples, in terms of their form, dimensions and the manner of fixing (see below) strongly suggest that all three artefacts originated from the same workshop. The Worcestershire examples are paralleled with a similar anthropomorphic mount from a Romano-British burial at Brough, East Yorkshire, which contained evidence for a bucket (P. Corder and I. Richmond; 1938).
The face is of 'Celtic', rather than classical, appearance. It is sub-oval in plan, being slightly wider at the top and tapering towards the chin. The moulded hair extends around the upper half of the face and has clearly defined 'waves'. The large pointed oval eyes are defined by a groove. On the least worn eye (on the right hand side as you look at it), the pupil appears also to have been depicted. The nose is large, sub-triangular and protrudes noticeably towards the bottom, with the nostrils shown on the underside. The mouth consists of a short horizontal groove. The reverse of the mount is hollow and contains significant traces of iron corrosion, plus what appears to be some form of concreted white paste.
Overall, the mount is worn and heavily corroded. It measures 33.1mm high, 30.5mm wide and 11.6mm deep. The weight is 25.96g. | Subjects: | Bucket | 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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