File:KENT-560412 (FindID 488144).jpg

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KENT-560412
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Kent County Council, Jen Jackson, 2012-02-10 18:28:46
Title
KENT-560412
Description
English: A Roman cast copper alloy figurine, in the shape of a bird. The figurine appears to have broken off from a much larger object as a stump of copper alloy projects from the upside of the bird's stomach.

The birds itself looks like an egal or dove. It has its wings out stretched - the wing span measures 33.1mm. From head to tail the bird measures 31.1mm. Feather detail can be seen on the bird's wings and tail and two engraved rings indicate the eyes. The bird's beck has been broken slightly, resulting in the loss of the tip. Likewise the tip oone wing is broken away. The head is off centre with what appears to be a pointed plumb. It would appear that the bird would have once had legs, but these have broken off. All that survives of the legs are two small stumps, either side of the attachment stump on the underside of the bird. it weighs 20.16 grams.

Simialr example can be seen on the database: <a href="../../database/artefacts/record/id/391261">LVPL-CEC272</a>, <a href="../../database/artefacts/record/id/131530">SUSS-A29F66</a>
Depicted place (County of findspot) Medway
Date between 43 and 410
Accession number
FindID: 488144
Old ref: KENT-560412
Filename: KENT-560412.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/369735
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/369735/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/488144
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