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Description: | Copper alloy object in the form of a head, probably a female head. The object is most likely a fitting, perhaps from a vessel. The front of the object is moulded to form a female face either with crudely formed hair or a simple hat which is slightly wider than the face and lays flat to the head. The eyes and mouth are defined by crudely incised grooves. The eyes are pointed oval in shape and the mouth is straight. The moulded nose is generally triangular and is convex. The forehead, cheeks and chin are also slightly convex. Beneath the head there is a narrowed collar with a further semi-circular extension beneath which is angled towards the back of the object. The reverse of the face is flat with a large circular hole arranged off centre. The holes appears to taper to a rounded end where a small area has penetrated the front of the object forming a hole in the right cheek of the face. Beneath this there is a slight recess at the collar. The reverse of the lower extension is also flat and angled towards the front of the object. There are numerous file marks on the reverse and sides of the object. Patchy dark green patina.
The mount is probably from a laver. | 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: | 1400
1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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