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Description: | A cast copper-alloy escutcheon or vessel mount of Roman date, c. AD 43-410.The mount is anthropomorphic, consisting of the helmeted head and shoulders of Minerva or possibly Cupid. The shoulders and chest may be wearing a cuirass or be bare; it is uncertain. The head and face sits on a short neck emerging from the shoulders. The face is relatively long with worn eyes, nose, and mouth. The hair can be seen on the sides and back of the head hanging to the top of the neck and possibly down to the shoulders, though wear obscures this. The helmet crest hooks forward to probably form a suspension hook. The back of the shoulders/upper chest is flat and has a cast integral shank emerging out of it.It seems likely that this mount was a vessel escutchen, and that the hat may have functions as part of its suspension system.See also BERK-711A53; SUR-8F3073.
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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