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Description: | A copper alloy mount in the form of a human face on a decorative back plate. The mount is probably Roman. It is 24.5mm long, 21.2mm wide and 12.2mm thick. The plate is shaped like an upside down drop with a trefoil projection at the pointed end with a sub-rectangular concave notch in the side on either side of the projection, and a small curved and pointed projection to the side of each notch. In the centre of the plate is a projecting human face in deep relief. The face appears to be male. It has short wavy hair, large oval eyes, a large flaring nose and a pointed bi-lobed chin. The mouth is very faint but appears to be high up under the nose. The reverse is flat and there is an iron rivet and an iron lozenge shaped rove projecting in the centre. The mount is in very good condition. It has a smooth dark green patina which is damaged at the bottom, and the iron is corroded but stable. No close parallel has been found, but there are Roman mounts depicting faces in similar styles in Allason-Jones and Miket (page 226), Cool and Philo (page 78) and Cunliffe (page 117).
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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