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Description: | A cast copper-alloy object in the form of a bird's foot. A very similar, albeit larger, artefact was found in medieval levels at Winchester and was interpreted as the base of a candlestick.The foot would have sat flat upon a surface and would have been attached by an integral copper-alloy rivet, which extends downwards from the centre of the underside. The foot itself has three elongated toes (the central one being the longest), each with a pointed claw. A spur extends backwards from the back of the foot and the leg angles upwards at approximately sixty degrees. The top of the leg has an uneven copper-alloy protrusion and clearly indicates that the piece is only part of a larger artefact.The object measures 60.1mm high, by 54.2mm long and 20.8mm wide; the weight is 35.03g.
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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