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Description: | A cast copper alloy anthropomorphic mount in the form of a human head of probable Roman date.The mount is worn around the shank and the hair, the nose is evident but mostly worn away. The hair is raised around the head and decorated with incised or moulded lines. The head has large, pointed oval eyes and the mouth is depicted with thick lips, all of which are incised or moulded.There are four incised/ moulded lines extending from the shoulders to the base of the shank, two either side of the bust which forms a "V" depicting drapery. Below the neck at the centre is a hole right through the figure; this may have been where a rivet went through to secure the mount possibly to a vessel.The reverse side of the mount is concaved above and below a nodule, which protrudes out at the neck. The upper concave has been filled with copper alloy. Even though the mount is abraded the over all condition is good, all features are evident and the metal has a mid green patina. It is difficult to determine the gender of the figure.
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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