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Description: | An incomplete cast lead or lead alloy lion headed mount, of probable Post Medieval date (1500-1750 AD). The mount is sub oval in plan and cross section.The domed front face is decorated with a modelled lions head surrounded with a flowing mane. The detail of the face and mane have been abraded, but it is possible to identify the eyes, nose and mouth of the lion. The back of the mount has a transverse groove running its width, approximately two thirds of the way down from the top. Iron corrosion - presumably the remains of a stud or wire - fills the centre part of this groove. Several similar mounts have been recorded on the PAS database including HESH-272C18, WAW-5FF592, HAMP-063211, WILT-DA7874 and BERK-A58394. These have all been dated to the Post Medieval period, c. 1500 to 1700 AD, mainly due to being solid, cast out of lead and with an iron attachment wire on the back. The use of wire is similar to that seen in bag seals or possibly seals suspended on wire from pottery or glass vessels. These mounts are often mistaken for Roman Lion Head mounts which tend to be conical hollow cast objects, made from copper alloy.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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