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Description: | A copper alloy mount in the form of a finely moulded stag's head. The mount is convex and is sub triangular but with the stag's antlers projecting above. The stag's head is moulded in relief. Each antler, both of which are incomplete, has three prongs. Moulding suggests the animal's hair on its forehead, the ears and eyes are oval. The nose of the animal has broken away in recent times, possibly due to plough damage.The rear of the object is hollow and undecorated. The object has brownish mid-green patina. A very close parallel can be seen on the database recorded as find number LVPL-90DF14. There is also a close parallel in "Finds from Roman Aldborough" by Bishop, but it is now believed that the Bishop example was mistakenly identified as Roman and that objects of this type are in-fact post medieval furniture fittings.
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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