2024-03-19T05:11:39+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/49858/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/49858/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/49858/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/49858/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/49858/format/pdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/49858/format/rdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/4985849858NMGW-66AD060013F166B9301DBDVESSELEscutcheon29.517.48.917.23.311ROMANCast copper alloy vessel escutcheon or mount in the form of a bird’s head. The escutcheon has a lower flat panel representing the breast of the bird and decorated with incised diagonal lines meeting at a central vertical line, beneath each of the diagonal lines are a row of chevrons to indicate the feathers. At the top of the panel is a circular drilled hole, possibly to hold a handle. The top of the perforation corresponds to the level of a step in the mount, presumably to house the vessel rim. The top of the mount is in the form of a pointed bird’s head with incised oval-shaped eyes. The top of the head is flat with a rounded profile and has eroded, but seems to have been decorated with a similar motif to the panel. There is a slight overhang on both sides of the top. The rear of the flat panel is tinned or silvered, presumably the remnants of solder to secure the mount.It has proved difficult to find parallels for this escutcheon, the amount of Roman material recovered from the area would seem to make a Roman date possible.2003-07-17 10:25:392011-02-24 12:19:17312001-01-011Certain1210013F166B9301DBD7111NMGWCopper alloy10627IncisedCastROMANROx41218p0gjgrs69wsMetal detector4972525502189502550241424ST1668ST1668ST16NE51.404783-3.2090113162361005663Dscn1164.jpg513518Escutcheon (side)The Portable Antiquities Scheme5images/mlodwick/WalesCultivated landEuropean RegionUnitary Authoritythe Vale of GlamorganUnitary Authoritythe Vale of GlamorganCommunity51.4069-3.20309SullyReturned to finder97653