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Description: | A Roman ?copper alloy figure of a bird with a seed in its mouth (AD100-410). The bird has been cast three dimensionally with a flat back and fan-shaped tail. On the back at the junction between the tail and the back is a pronounced semi-circular depression. There is a corresponding depression on the underside of the body and tail. The body then tapers towards an angular diamond shaped stand where the feet should be. Very dark, almost black patina. Dimensions: Length 39.80mm; Width 15.34mm; Thickness 32.30mm; Weight 22.35g; Reference: Jean Bagnall-Smith Interim Report on the Votive Material from Romano-Celtic Temple Sites in Oxfordshire. The Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society, Ashmolean Museum Oxford [pages: 183 ]
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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