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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy mount or escutcheon, probably from a vessel or similar item, of Roman date. It is in the form of a forwards facing human bust, and is broadly oval in form with a slightly concave back face and moulded decoration in high relief on the front face. At the top of the mount is an incomplete but integrally cast loop or hook, half of which is missing due to old breaks. The figure below is depicted wearing a Phrygian cap that has two transverse folds above a projecting band of hair that outlines the brow and has moulded decoration giving the impression of hair curls. The face is oval with deeply recessed circular eyes, a promingn nose that flares horizontally at its base, and a transverse mouth depicted with a pair of transverse rectangular lips. Below the chin drapery extends from the cap, with several folds in the material depicted. At the bottom centre of the mount is a flat triangular knop decorated on its front face with radiating grooves that give it an almost foliate (palmette?) appearance. The flattened back face has multiple tool marks on all surfaces and perhaps hints of a silvery solder(?), although there is no other obvious means of attachment. All surfaces of the object have a worn and corroded dark green patina. It measures 49.80mm in length, 24.09mm in width, 12.81mm in thickness, and 38.09g in weight.Given its form, this object is probably a mount or escutcheon, perhaps for a vessel or similar, rather than a steelyard weight. The depiction of the Phrygian cap being worn by the figure suggests an association with the east, perhaps Mithras or a similar god or hero (cf. IOW-60FC80). This object is of probable Roman date, c.43-410 AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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