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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy unidentified object. Consisting of a curving cylindrical shaft terminating in a stylised zoomorphic head of what may be a dragon or gryphon. The cylindrical shaft is incomplete due to an old break and measures 43mm in surviving length and 9mm in width. The shaft is decorated with U-shaped grooves, which may represent scales. On either side of the head there are two small circular shaped ears, there is a central longitudinal crest running down the centre of the head, 13mm in length, 2mm in width and 3mm in height. The eyes are on either side of the head and oval in shape with a central circular indentation. The head tapers into a beak like mouth, triangular in shape, measuring 8mm in length and 8.5mm in width tapering to 6mm in width at its terminal. The mouth/beak is slightly open and has a V-shaped groove on its upper face. No parallel could be found for this object, however, due to its style it is perhaps most likely to be post medieval in date and to have had a decorative function.
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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