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Description: | Roman copper alloy mount in the form of a bird, 34mm long, 17mm wide and 18mm high (at head) with an overall thickness of 8mm. The object has a pointed oval form and a rectangular cross section. It has a circular depression filling its most of its upper surface and to the rear of this at one end, the object is recessed creating a thin border around the circular depression. This area is incomplete but contains the remains of a single loop protruding upwards. The opposite end is filled with a projecting curved, circular cross- sectioned neck which emerges from the base and sits below arounded head which tapers into a pointed 'beak' The underside is plain except for a copper alloy 'rivet' sitting directly below the projecting loop on the opposite face. It has been suggested that this is possibly a lid from a Roman lamp or similar.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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