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Description: | A cast copper-alloy object, probably a pendant or amulet of possible Roman date. It is in the form of a bust cast in the round and with an integral suspension loop at the top of the head. This is flat, oval in form and with a central circular aperture. The bust has a spherical head with faintly moulded decoration on the front of the face. This comprises a raised brow or eyebrows, short rectangular nose, a short transverse groove for the mouth, and small projecting semi-circular ears. Beneath the face is a narrow neck before the object flares to curving shoulders and a flat base. The back face of the bust is undecorated and there is a prominent casting seam that runs from the suspension loop down both sides of the pendant and acrosd the bottom of the underside. The entire object has a worn mid green patina and measures 32.23mm in length, 22.63mm in width (at shoulders, 14.75mm in width at head), 12.90mm in thickness and 23.68g in weight.This is a worn copper-alloy object, possibly a pendant or similar, depicting a human bust. The precise form of the features are uncertain due to its manufacture and preservation. A close parallel has not as yet been identified, however its appearance and form are suggestive of a date in the Roman period, although a later date range cannot be ruled out entirely.
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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