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Description: | An almost complete Roman cast copper-alloy and lead anthropomorphic furniture or vessel mount.The mount is in the form of a forward facing human head which is hollow and filled with lead. It is sub-oval in plan and semi-circular in side view and cross-section. The head piece takes the form of a high cap with its peak falling forward, representing a 'Phrygian' cap of a type used in Roman art as a signifier of diverse eastern ethnic groups, as well as of certain gods and heroes, including inter alios Ganymede, Attis, Ascanius and Mithras. close to the peak at the front are nine small evenly spaced punched circular depressions. Between the cap and the face there is a fringe formed of curls. The facial features are well defined. However, the pointed part of the nose is missing due to corrosion. The eyes are almond-shaped, the nose triangular and the mouth is a horizontal groove with a circular depression at each end. Between the nose and the mouth there is a small circular depression which is similar to those on the cap. The chin is rounded and on its underside there is a circular depression.The rear surface is uneven and corroded. At the centre there is what appears to be the remains of an iron stud although this is not now magnetic. There is also some iron staining on the upper part.This object has a khaki matt green patina and is lost in places due to corrosion. The corrosion on the fringe is friable and just below the centre of the fringe there is a fleck of iron staining.Height: 34.5mm; width: 26.0mm; thickness: 15.8mm. Weight: 41.09g.It is possible that the mount is for a vessel.
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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