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Description: | Copper alloyMount. Solid cast zoomorphic representation of the head of a pig with prominent ears, or a cow or bull with short horns. A dimple on the reverse appears likely to have served for attachment of the mount, though now retaining no trace of fixative. Smaller drilled hollows represent and/or emphasise the ears or ear holes, the eyes, and the end of the snout. Though interest in such animals is Celtic, this object was probably manufactured in the Romano-British tradition. Kevin Leahy kindly viewed this object and confirmed the identification presented above. Suggested date: Early Roman, 40-100.Length: 30.7mm, Width: 24.3mm, Thickness (at neck/back of head): 15.3mm, Weight: 26.29gms.
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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