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Description: | An incomplete object of uncertain date and function. The find takes the form of a three-dimensonal stylised long-necked bird's head. Moulded ornament on the top edge of the beak, on the back of the head and to the front of the throat area represent the bird's comb and feather tufts. Each side of the head has an eye, defined by circular ring-and-dot type impression, and a linear groove which separates the two halves of the pointed beak. The item is essentially an elongated 'S' shape in plan and roughly square in section. At the point where the neck bends backwards into the body the object is broken and there is also some spiral grooved decoration (or possibly wear) at this point. The item has a deep green patina with traces of green-white corrosion product evident along the surfaces and grooves of the moulded decoration. The piece measures 43mm long, 19.5mm wide and is 4.3mm thick. The weight is 7.6g.A number of near identical finds have already been recorded with PAS and reported as seen by SMR or HER officers in the past. At the time of recording this find one more complete example came to light in the Somerset area which appears to be unbroken showing that at the point of the break the neck would actually have extended into a solid cast loop - making the object reminiscent of one half of a pair of tongs or scissors although these suggestions have not been confirmed and seem unlikely due to the absence of a clear pivot point.Finds Advisor Helen Geake has suggested that these items are mostly likely to be modern due to their wide spread, frequency and the red copper discolouration seen on some examples. A range of dates have, however, been suggested by a number of people and still remains tentative until further evidence comes to light.
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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