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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Roman vessel lid handle in the shape of a bird, possibly a duck. The legs and end of the beak are incomplete due to old breaks.The bird has a pointed oval-shaped three dimensional solid cast body with a flat underside. The neck projects from the body at not quite a 90 degree angle. The head is small and rounded with a tapering beak. The eye sockets are deeply recessed, one having a trace of enamel or glass present. Incised lines representing feathers are on the wings (very abraded) and the tail.The bird is 31mm in length, 11.5mm wide and 22mm in height.The bird is of a similar size and style as two small birds which were discovered in situ near to either end of the lid of a copper-alloy vessel, discovered at Brandon, Suffolk. Another similar lid, again with two small birds acting as handles, was discovered at Santon, Norfolk. These bird lid handles are believed to be Roman and date to the 1st century AD. Other parallels include examples from Milderhall (see SF-DF4933), Yaxley (SF-EB55A2) and Orford (SF-ID5C52).
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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