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Description: | Cast copper alloy Roman decorative mount. The mount shows a crude bust of Mercury. The shoulders are shown draped. The face is moulded with incised lentoid eyes, raised ridges for the brows that join with a crude broad flat, nose with a short incised straight line for the mouth. The head appears to be moulded with curly hair though this may equally be the edge of the helmet. The helmet is otherwise plain. It has two wings extending at right angles to either side. Both of the wings are decorated with small circular indents. The reverse of the bust is plain.When viewed in profile, the bust is slightly concave, presumably for a better fit against a vessel or other object. The remains of silvering or tinning can be seen to the reverse as well as a greyish brown substance that may be the remains of a solder. The object is worn and abraded. Exposed surfaces are dark green, with patches of light green. The mount is 25.36mm long, 22.68mm wide, 12.9mm thick at the head, 6.54mm thick at the shoulders and weighs 16.03g.
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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