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Description: | A cast copper alloy mount, probably from a vessel Romano-British. The mount is in the form of a human adult head, though it is difficult to tell whether this is male or female. The head is oval in plan, plano-convex and shown semi-naturalistically. The eyes are represented by two large ovals with a recessed dot in the centre of each. The nose is large, pointed and projects prominantly from the face. The mouth is shown by a short narrow line giving a 'frowning' or stern appearance. The adult wears a peaked hat decorated with a groove down the centre. A wide hair-line is depicted by large incised lines around the head.The peaked cap may be indicative of a native version of Minerva, though Mars is a possibility too.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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