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Description: | A cast copper alloy figurine or mount of Roman date in the form of a stylised duck. The neck and the head are separate from the body and are secured to the body with a copper alloy rivet. The beak is oval in cross-section and the head angular. Either side of the head is a circular depression with a central pellet representing the eyes. The body of the bird is elliptical with a pointed tail. The back is divided by a central linear groove either side of which are seven diagonal grooves possibly meant to represent feathers and the division of the wings. The object has a dark green patina and is in good condition.Duck mounts have been previously recorded on the PAS database, for example SWYOR-EDAEB6, BERK-D903F2 and NMS-80A7E1. Stylistically, the figurine appears to be Roman. The duck appears to have been a popular decorative motif at that time (Mills 2000). Ducks and other water-birds perhaps belong to a Celtic water-cult which also appears to have had associations with the sun and healing. (Green. 1978, 24).
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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