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Description: | A worn Roman copper alloy lion-head mount. It is circular in plan and conical in profile. The surface has moulded decoration in the form of a lions head in high relief. It is formed by three concentric circular ridges, with a further triangular shaped moulding at the apex forming the snout. The lowermost ridge is uneven and undecorated. The second ridge is decorated with a series of incised transverse curving lines representing the mane. The third ridge has a small number of incised lines and dots representing the eyes and mouth of the lion, and the uppermost moulding representing the snout contains a single recessed pellet mark at the centre of its flat upper surface.The underside of the mount is hollow and part of a circular-sectioned iron rivet protrudes downwards from the centre.Decorative lion-head mounts such as this are known to conceal iron nails or pins which attached a lock plate to a casket used in cremation.
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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