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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy object, possibly a Roman handle. This object is zoomorphic and takes the form of an elongated birds neck and head, possibly a swan. It is circular in section and when viewed side on has a gentle curve. The object ends in the head of the bird, which is now damaged. It is possible to see the brow of the bird, with an incised lentoid eye to one side, with a central incised dot or pupil, and the beginnings of the beak, which is severely truncated. The opposite end of the object is flat. The original surface of the object is damaged and abraded, but where it survives it is an even dark green. Where the surface is damaged it is a bright mid green. It is 38.72mm long, of which 15.2mm is the head. It is 6.6mm wide and weighs 10.24g. Two Roman swan's head handles are recorded in Crummy 1983, figure 76, number 2036 and 2037, which, though not exact parallels, are similar enough to suggest that this object is a handle of this type. | 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 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Caroline McDonald | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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