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Description: | A copper-alloy object of probable Roman date but uncertain function. Only one parallel could be found for this piece (see P.G. Murawski; 2003; pp. 223; no. R18-0204) and its interpretation as a steelyard weight is open to doubt.The object takes the form of a three-dimensional animal - possibly a hippocamp. The head is slender and the snout is slightly longer than the lower jaw. The eyes take the form of circular indentations. On top of the head is a crest-like projection, which has a scalloped top edge and contains a small circular suspension loop. The body is slender and has no surface detail; it extends smoothly into the upward-curving tail, which has a convex upper edge with fin or feather-like markings along its upper edge. At the centre of back is a rounded suspension loop. Directly below the suspension loop, on the underside of the body, is a projection, which may have acted as a tool or possibly served to attach the object to something. This projection is of circular section, increasing in diameter towards the flat bottom. A collar marks the point at which this projection meets the body of the animal.The piece measures 44.4mm long, 30.5mm high and 9.2mm wide. The weight is 18.19g.
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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