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Description: | Copper alloy possible oil vessel, dating to the late iron age period. This vessel compremises of three part which have been broken in antiquity, but over all make up a oval shaped hollow vessel, in the shape of a bird, with the head as its spout. The first part is the body (58mm long, 22mm high), it is oval in shape with a concave shape to it. On the underside of the body (vessel) are four legs which are part of the original cast, and are four small stumps, to the back end there is a slight tapering of the vessel to a rounded point which looks like it could represent a tail. The inside of the body is hollow. The second part is an oval piece of copper alloy (49mm long, 3mm thick) which fits to the top of the body, appearing to be some form of lid for the vessel. The final part (38mm height, 16mm diameter) has broken of the body but still fits into place, it is the stout of the vessel which rounded in section and hollow is in the form of a birds head. The head has two ring and dot eyes which have red enamaling inside, at the top of the head there is plumage in the form of a concave oval shape, this is heavily eroded. Underneath the beck and in the neck of the vessel there is a small circular hole which could have been were the oil was poured from.
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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