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Description: | An incomplete and worn cast copper-alloy object, probably a decorative terminal or finial from an uncertain object of Roman or later date. The terminal is flat, trilobate in form, rectangular in section and with a slightly curved profile. Each of the three lobes is in the form of a leaf that is lozenge shaped, the lobe to the right of the object being slightly elongated with an extended and curved tip. At the base of the three leaves is a rectangular stem that is incomplete due to old breaks. There appears to be no decoration on either face of the object, although the edges of the lobes are bevelled and have incisied grooves where they meet. The entire object has a green patina with extensive pitting and traces of copper-alloy corrosion. It measures 20.70mm in length, 27.31mm in width, 2.93mm in thickness, and weighs 3.51g.The precise date and function of this object remain uncertain. It probably served as a decorative terminal to a larger object, perhaps a mount or similar, the slightly free form of the leaves possibly indicating a later rather than earlier date range. However, this remains uncertain and it could date to any point from the Roman period onwards.
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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