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Description: | Cast copper alloy figurine which depicts a bird laying flat. It has an oval body with expansions on either side for the wings. These lie flat against the body and are decorated with linear striations running down their length depicting feathers. The head is low down on the tip of the body and is represented by a large undecorated circular knop with a pointed projection at the end. The tail is rectangular and upraised at an 80 degree angle. There is a large rivet hole running through the centre of the body, possibly where it was mounted on to a piece of furniture. This artefact date to the roman periodLength 49mm, width 19mm, thickness 15mm, weight 15.98g
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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