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Description: | RB Ae cast in one mount, showing the front view of a lion standing. In rather worn condition with only slight signs of surface detail surviving. The rounded upper edge follows the outline of the mane, the face is in high relief & the forelegs & paws in low relief. There are four round blind holes, presumably made after casting, two approximately in the position of ears, & one on both sides of the mouth, that is presented by a sub-rectangular blind hole. The paws are placed on a stand with rounded front edge & flat but hollow-centred base. Fur on the upper legs is depicted with oblique grooves. On the reverse a lug projects horizontally close to the base. Above this the reverse is slightly curving, suggesting that the object fitted against something circular or rounded, & there are patches of silvery solder except on the concave reverse of the lion's face. No parallel has been found, but the shape suggests that it is a vessel fitting, with the lug acting as a support under a vessel base. Height 55mm, width 36mm. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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