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Description: | Fragment of copper alloy in the shape of a dog's head. The reverse is unfinished and slightly hollowed, and the head is broken off at the base of a long thick neck. In the middle of the break is a slight bump which may indicate that a narrowed bar originally projected. The upper face of the object is slightly rounded, and was originally smoothly polished but now has lots of corrosion bubbles. The neck tapers slightly and then curves into a long tilted-up head; at the corner is a short rounded relief ear, and under the jaw is a groove emphasising the curve. On top of the head, the brow steps down to the muzzle; there may be an eye under the brow, or this may merely be a corrosion bubble. The nose projects outwards - perhaps broken - and underneath is a groove representing the mouth. The head looks ancient, but not Roman; it is perhaps medieval. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1066
1540 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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