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Description: | Copper alloyBucket Mount. Swan Head mount. A curving swan's neck, with bulbous forehead confirming the species represented, springs from a sub-triangular plate whose concavo-convex form suggests the mount was attached to a wood or leather vessel of estimated diameter circa 100mm. The upper part of the plate represents wings to either side of the neck, and, as lobed projections, the feet and ?tail below; incised lines emphasise these separate elements. The bird is portrayed rearing up: in aggression if the piece is ascribed a Celtic context - or lust if the piece alludes to Classical mythology, as with the seduction of Leda by Zeus in the guise of a swan - rather than placidly swimming.A cast copper alloy rivet of shank diameter 1.9mm and length 7.4mm was placed at each corner of the plate - one is lost save for its head - and the length of those remaining in situ indicates they passed through a vessel wall of thickness 4mm. Both ends of the rivets are burred to a maximum diameter of 2.8mm, a process which would have secured the mount. The arch of the neck would assist suspension of the vessel were a further two (for a bucket handle) or three (for a suspended vessel) similar mounts fitted to it. A slight lug projecting from the underside of the bill may be intended to secure a handle or cord passing under the arched neck, as it has no clear representational purpose.Suggested date: Early Roman, 40-100. Height: 34.1mm, Width: 20.4mm, Thickness (plate): 4.4mm, Weight: 14.48gms.
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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