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FIXTURES AND FITTINGS

Unique ID: WMID3107

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

The terminal appears to protrude from a possible vessel or platform. This is suggested by the abraded platform from which the terminal protrudes. The platform is a sub-rectangular shape, with all edges being broken, these are not recent breaks. The terminal is a zoomorphic shape, possible representing a bird or a dolphin. The terminal has a long sleek neck which is oval in section. The neck becomes wider as the head is defined. The head is also oval in section and has a pointed oval shaped eye with oblique grooves above. The mouth of the bird tapers and appears like a long bill. The bill is also decorated with oblique grooves. The terminal has a complete dark green patina.

Notes:

This record was created before the Portable Antiquities Scheme began using the Central Database. We are aware that this record may fall below our usual standards of recording, and we are working to rectify this.

Class: Terminal

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 50.6 mm
Width: 11.66 mm
Weight: 18.43 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2001

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Zoomorphic

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Tewkesbury (District)
To be known as: GLOUCESTERSHIRE DUMBLETON

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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