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Description: | Copper-alloy mount in the shape of a bird. The body of the bird is flat and slightly convex, with two separate copper alloy rivets (one behind the neck and one at the tail) which are quite well concealed. There are grooves representing feathers, made up of tiny rocked movements or punchmarks, running down to the shaped sides. One end has the shell-like tail, and the other end has an extraordinary three-dimensional neck and head rising up in a most impractical manner to 15 mm tall. The head has grooves running over the top, perhaps representing a comb, and a hooked vulture-like beak. There are two small punchmarks on either side of the neck and the object has in general been very well made. The function remains uncertain.Compare YORYM-A30948, HAMP1569, NMS-7E9C17 and perhaps SF-1EADD4.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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