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Description: | A copper-alloy unidentified object of uncertain date. The artefact is broadly triangular in plan with a rectangular projection whoch terminates in a horizontal perforation suggesting the artefact could be a fitting or a mount. The main body of the artefact depicts a human face with two pointed oval eyes, a broadly triangular nose and a mouth. The reverse is broadly flat with a projection which is rectangular in cross section. The projection is deliberately bent at a ninety degree angle. The perforated projection is located below the chin which suggests along with the hook on the reverse that the object, although attached to a axis bar or rod was fix into place instead of dangling.The artefact is 26.75mm in length, 13.75mm wide, 7.85mm thick and weighs 4.57 grams.
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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