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Description: | A very unusual coppr-alloy Roman pendant for which no published parallel could be found. This pendant has a suspension loop, rectangular in shape with a circular hole through its centre, below this the pendant flares into a snakes head, with a moulded rounded front face and a flat back face, the snakes head is represented by swellings and incised decoration and is similar in style to those seen more commonly on finger ring terminals such as those found in the Snettisham jeweller's hoard and on a Suffolk example see SF-8BEF14.There is a transverse groove at the base of the suspension loop and two border rows of V-shaped indentations, presumably representing scales round up either edge of the head, the eyes are represented by oval swellings. There are traces of white metal coating on both faces. The patina is a dark brown with patches of active green corrosive products. The pendant measures 26.61mm in length and 14.04mm in width it is 4.03mm in thickness.
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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