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Description: | An unidentified cast copper alloy object of probable post medieval or modern date. It measures 48.4mm by 30mm by 3.3mm and weighs 7.4g. One end of the flat curvilinear object terminates in the stylised head and long neck of a bird. The neck curves round and back on itself, then curves back the other way to form an S-shape, the end of which curves round more sharply to form a loop. There is a deep notch on the outside of the loop which may have slotted into something else. On each side of the head there is a stamped ring-and-dot motif to represent the eyes. Moulded ornament on the top edge of the beak, on the back of the head and to the front of the throat area represents the bird's comb and feather tufts. The object's cross-section is rectangular with rounded edges. This example is more complete than other similar fragments (e.g. NMS-558573, BH-IEE6E7, BERK-858873). There are no obviously broken surfaces.Helen Geake believes these objects are fairly recent in date due to their widely spread distribution, frequency and the red copper discolouration seen on some examples.A more recently recorded example from East Kirkby, Lincolnshire (NCL-775DF4) is of similar form but has a integrally cast cylindrical terminal adjacent to the loop. The remains of an iron shank project from this terminal. Its precise purpose is still unclear but it could have functioned as a coat-hook or curtain tie back.
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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