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MOUNT
Unique ID: KENT-BD4034
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A cast copper-alloy and iron hollow Roman mount, of Silenus, a Bacchic companion. Probably dating to the 2nd century AD.
Description: The mount depicts a figurative bust, including chest, shoulders. The chest is bare while the neck is obscured by a curling beard and moustache, which also covers much of the face. The face has moulded eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth and high cheekbones. On the reverse, which is hollow, is a copper alloy projection 13.1mm in diameter from which the stump of an iron rivet extends. It extends 9.5 mm beyond the vertical line of the back of the head. T
Similar examples can be seen on the database: WILT-074FD1 and .
Measurements: The Mount is 36.1mm long, 31.4mm wide, 13.3mm thick and weighs 21.62 grams.
Discussion: The mount would have ornamented an item of furniture or a box or small chest. With similar Bacchic examples on the PAS database at: WMID-D1FDC6, WREX-C91A0B and WILT-074FD1.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36.1 mm
Width: 31.4 mm
Thickness: 13.3 mm
Weight: 21.62 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Chilham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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