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Description: | A worn and incomplete copper-alloy unidentified object. This object consists of a flat slightly curvilinear bar, one terminal of which is complete, with an animal head projection from on edge. The curvilinear bar is rectangular in shape with rounded corners and measures 35.2mm in surviving length, 8.7mm in width and 3.6mm in thickness. There is a circular perforation in the centre of the complete terminal end, measuring 3.7mm in diameter and filled with corroded iron. There is another circular indentation, c7.7mm along from the perforation, which does not go right through - which may be decorative or due to damage/wear. Projecting out from one edge of the bar at right angles to it (probably originally projecting from the centre of the bar, although this can no longer be proved as the bar is incomplete) is the animal head measuring 18.7mm in length, 10.3mm in width and 14.9mm in thickness (at its thickest point). This head is integral to the bar and a V-shaped slot can be seen inbetween its upper face and the bar, again corroded iron can be seen within this. The upper face of the animals neck is flat with three parallel transverse grooves behind small rounded ears. The long cylindrical snout of the animal then projects downwards at right angles to the neck. No parallel could be found for this object. As the flat bar is slightly curvilinear it could possibly be a vessel fitting of some kind. It is also probably most likely to be Roman in date, due to its style.
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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