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Description: | A cast lead mount in the form of a stylised dolphin, or possibly a fish. The dolphin has an arched back and a tail which loops back on itself to meet with the arched back. The object has a flat base with slight traces of solder, and this may have been a handle for some sort of vessel. Slight traces of black remain over parts of the mount. It measures 52.24 mm long, 14.12 thick and 27.3 mm high. It weighs 88.2 grams. Two similar examples are recorded on the PAS database. One (NMS-23D975) is of copper-alloy, and has been identified as a drop handle from a Roman vessel. The other (LVPL-554251) is more similar to this example, being of lead, and is of uncertain date. Other examples have been seen by Finds Liaison Officers and a consensus on date has yet to be reached, with some suggesting that these may be relatively modern. A Roman date has not been completely ruled out for this object, but the general opinion of Finds Liaison Officers is currently that these are most likely to be Georgian at the earliest.
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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