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Description: | A possibly Roman cast copper alloy unidentified object. One end of the is broken away with old breaks, revealing that the object is hollow. There is also evidence of miss casting within the object with spurs of metal visible inside. The other end of the object is made up of a stylised dolphins head. This is formed of an elongated nose which then splay out to form the head. The is a raised lug on top of the head along with two further triangular lugs on either side of the head, one of which appears to have been broken off with old breaks. The surface of the dolphins head appears to have been decorated with incised cross hatched lines, although these are now nearly obscured by corrosion. On the underside of the head there is a slight protruding, worn area suggesting that this could have been an area of contact or attachment during the objects use. It is thought that the object could be a handle or furniture mount. It is 94.1mm long, 13.7mm wide, 12.1mm thick and weighs 72.8g.
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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