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Description: | A copper alloy figurative mount dating to the first or second centuries AD. The object is in the form of a male bust (possibly an emperor) and would probably have been attached to a box or casket. The head is facing forward and has a serious expression. The hair is short and straight and the nose, eyes, mouth, ears and brow ridge are all sharply defined. Below the neck the shoulders and upper torso are represented, as well as the very top of the arms, which appear to be depicted as having been broken off. The bottom edge of the bust is finished in a convex curve, which suggests the folds of a draped garment, traces of which can also be seen on the slightly corroded upper surface. At the point where the neck joins to the torso there is a raised, roughly circular detail measuring 3mm in diameter. What this represents is unclear, although it may be some form of medallion or perhaps a crudely represented bulla (an amulet worn by Roman boys, but also by adults at important ceremonies). The reverse of the piece is flat and has an integral circular-sectioned rivet emanating from directly behind the neck. It measures 4.3mm in diameter by 11.6mm long and is not horizontal, but instead, points slightly downwards. The dimensions of the stud are 26.6mm high by 19.5mm wide and up to 10.1mm thick. The weight is 17.51g. | 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
200 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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