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Description: | One of a pair of very similar mounts depicting stylised anthropomorphic heads found metres apart and likely to have originally been attached to the same vessel or casket. The mounyt is sub-circular with a semi-circular hollow cross-section. The almond-shaped eyes are defined by a groove and the left eye also has a hollow recess. Very fine grooves depict the eyebrows, the flat, wedge-shaped nose. the mouth is indicated by a fine horizontal groove and the chin is poorly defined. The round face is bordered by a flange, which is slightly offset. The hair is depicted on the upper half of the flange by vertical and oblique linear grooves. The hollow back contains traces of lead. The mount is 32.65mm long, 29.45mm wide, 10.85mm thick and weighs 15.6g. The mount has a well developed mid green green patina. The solder is light brown/beige.
The facial features and the depiction of the hair resemble in style those of the horned head on the bucket mount from West Hill, Uley, Glos. (Henig in A. Woodward and P. Leach 1993, 98, no. 2 figs. 83 and 85). | Subjects: | Vessel or casket | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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