Record ID: HAMP225 - ROMAN furniture fitting

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FURNITURE FITTING

Unique ID: HAMP225

Object type certainty: Certain

Terminal or furniture fitting in the form of a lion's head and body. Details of mane and eyes crudely incised. 'Pug-faced'. Lion is in a reclining position, its front legs stretched in front and traces of hind legs survive. The under surface is flat. The core is filled with lead and part of a lead terminal for attachment protrudes from the body. The surface has a number of pits containing pale green powder. No exact parallel or function can be suggested.

Notes:

The exact function of this object is unknown. Crudity of the design may suggest a local manufacture. Lion terminals were used to decorate a variety of objects such as axle caps, furniture, knives…

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Length: 60 mm
Width: 29 mm
Weight: 138 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Secondary material: Lead [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration method: Incised [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South West
County: Somerset
District: Mendip
To be known as: SOMERSET RODNEY STOKE

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st August 1984

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Sally Worrell - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Sally Worrell - [view all attributed records]

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