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Description: | A copper alloy circular stud moulded on the upper side in the form of a human face. The underside has a flanged rim and a central shaft, now incomplete. The face has a semi-circular band of waved hair, almond eyes set in circular depressions, a prominent triangular nose and a linear mouth. The chin is moulded in relief.The closest parallels found for this object are a group of studs decorated with lion heads associated with cremation caskets from the first to second century AD (Partridge 1981 315-6 and fig. 119). This stud could represent a lion also, however it seems more human in its characteristics. Other decorated studs are known in the Roman period and the method of construction is consistent with this date.
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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