File:Cast copper alloy Iron Age-Roman mount in the form of a dolphin. (FindID 873896).jpg

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Cast copper alloy Iron Age/Roman mount in the form of a dolphin.
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All rights reserved, David Lange, 2017-11-08 21:26:01
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Cast copper alloy Iron Age/Roman mount in the form of a dolphin.
Description
English: Incomplete Cast copper alloy Late Iron Age - Roman mount in the form of a dolphin, possibly a vessel mount 100BC-AD.200. The mount comprises a triangular plate surmounted by a three dimensional 'Dolphin' head. The triangular plate has a convex outer surface and has a double collar at the broad end. The point of the triangle is pointed downwards. On the rear of the plate there is a short circular stud rivet to allow its attachment to the vessel. The zoomorphic head is attached via an integrally cast plate set at a right angle to the triangle. Where the plates meet the rear of the piece has a cylindrical hollow as though the piece were designed to fit over the rim of a vessel. The head itself arches outwards and faces up. The creature's body/head widens before forming a crude snout. The design is reminiscent of later Roman belt buckles such as those in Hawkes and Dunning 1961. Other vessel mounts such as DUR-8474E1, SUSS-696EA5, LIN-65D145 and SF-9207E5 are recorded on the PAS database.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hampshire
Date between 100 BC and 200
Accession number
FindID: 873896
Old ref: PUBLIC-376433
Filename: RomanBird.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/636445
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/636445/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/873896
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