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Description: | Roman mount in the form of a bird. It is well made and rather stylised - the only decoration being linear grooves to define the wings (four diagonal either side of a central vertical and beneath a short horizontal) and head (two diagonal either side of a central vertical).In shape the mount has a bifurcated tail extending from the rounded breast of the bird. Beyond this the neck is slender extending into a rounded, D-sectioned head which is flat at its end where the beak extends, slightly smaller in section to give the impression of size difference. The beak is triangular in section.On the underside the bluey-green metal has a black coating to it. A circular-sectioned rivet projects 5mm.The bird is 32mm long and max 7.5mm wide (at the tail). It is chunkiest at the top of the breast, 4mm thick. It weighs 3.36g.Mounts in the form of animals are often thought of as votive. However some, especially birds, have been found adorning vessels.
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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