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Description: | A moulded pewter zoomorphic head - either an eagle??s or a raven's head, possibly the handle-mount of a walking stick. The mount is well detailed, having feather detail around the eyes and partly over the beak, although stylistically, only the top half of the beak is represented. A necked circular hole on the underside is likely to have been the mounting point for a walking stick. The hole on the top of the head appears to be secondary, and is probably the reason for the mount's disposal. The object is hollow and weights 65.60gms and measures 72.81mm length, 41.88mm max width, 30.56mm depth, with the stick-hole diameter measuring 26.97mm. From the style and moulding it is suggested that this object dates to the post-medieval period, possibly 17-18th century. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Byard, Anni - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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