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Description: | A cast copper alloy mount in the form of the head, neck, and forequarters of a running boar. The mount dates to the early Roman period.The mount is hollow-cast and depicts a boar semi-naturalistically. The boar has a large head, oval in cross-section and tapering to a flat oval snout. The boar has two eyes formed by moulded pellets, and two pointed oval ears above. There are two legs at the front which project forward approximately at 45 degrees. The legs are oval in cross-section, relatively thin and terminate with a hoof. The neck of the boar is arched and decorated with short vertical mouldings along the ridge to illustrate the spine-crest. A similar example was found in Aldborough though details of its find circumstance and exact provenance are lacking (Bishop; 1996; 93, no.589). Another example from Harrogate is recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database as LVPL-E1A822. Another example of mount with this design was found in Gaer Fawr, Powys which was used as a helmet crest. The example here though is more likely to be an escutcheon once attached to the side of a vessel, casket or bucket.
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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