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Description: | Cast copper alloy mount in the shape of a boar's head. Roman in date, it is hollow-cast. There are traces of 2 legs at the front which have now broken off. A very similar example was found in Aldborough which still has its front legs (Bishop; 1996; 93, no.589). There is no obvious method of attachment other than the hollow casting of the animal's body. There is moulded decoration which picks out the crest, eyes, nostrils and cheeks. The top of the face takes the form of an elongated lozenge shaped moulding.Adam Gwilt from National Museums, Wales has seen this and comments that this type of object generally dates to the 1st or 2nd century AD. They continue from the Late Iron Age into Roman times. One example of mount with this design was found in Gaer Fawr, Powys and was being used as a helmet crest. However the example here is more likely to be an escutcheon once attached to the side of a bucket, casket or vessel.
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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