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Description: | The object was recorded at the Hidden Treasures Roadshow at Worcester. The mount represents a bull/ox head. In plan the head of the bull is sub-triagular with one complete stunted horn, the other is incomplete. Each eye is formed by two crescentic linear grooves. The forehead is defined by a low-relief triangular platform. The sides of the snout and under the eyes is decorated with a row of low-relief dots.
The mouth is defined by a long linear groove either side of the snout, but has a row of triangular shapes which gives the mouth the appearance of a row of sharp teeth - more like a crocodile than a bull. However the mount with the horns and evidence of previous examples suggests the mount represents a bull/ox not a crocodile.
Behind the horns there is a small spur on each side. Protruding from the centre of the upper edge of the head there is a tapering, oval sectioned spur which has a broken terminal. This spur is slightly curved in profile. There is a second spur which protrudes at right-angles and downwards from the first spur. In front of this second spur, beneath the horns there is a a deep inverted 'V' shaped groove, presumably where the rim of the vessel was positioned.
The mount has a well developed mid-green patina. | 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: | -50
50 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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