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Description: | Copper-alloy conical mount, decorated to resemble a stylised lion's head. The lowest part of the cone is undecorated and slopes quite steeply; a small part is missing. The slope then changes to very gentle, and steps up to a ring which is decorated with curving engraved lines to denote the lion's mane and ears. The next element again slopes more steeply, and is decorated with oval engraved eyes each with a central drilled dot; a similar drilled dot plus two curving lines forms the mouth. The uppermost element is sub-triangular and represents the nose of the lion. In the centre is a drilled dot, with pairs of curved lines below which are probably intended as whiskers. The mount is hollow, and in the centre of the reverse is an iron rivet. This mount is quite well made and well preserved. They are thought to be from boxes used to contain cremation burials; the lion represents the devouring nature of death. | 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: | 43
410 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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