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Description: | Cast copper alloy figurine of a bird, Roman in date. The bird has it's wings folded in, on the back and has a long tail. It is quite worn so not all the detail is visible. The head appears to have a small crest at the back. The beak is quite small and hooked. On the lower breast there is a slightly raised sub-circular area- this is possibly where the figurine was attached to something. There is corrosion over most of the surface with some patches of light green and red. The figurine is solid. This is an interesting find and the bird type is not certain yet. In the Roman period they did model quite unusual types of birds into figurines. One example of this is the nightjar found at the hillfort in Milber, Devon.
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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