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ESS-2B4168: Possible Roman phallic mount from above

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MOUNT

Unique ID: ESS-2B4168

Object type certainty: Probably
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Copper alloy mount. This mount is subtriangular in plan. Extending from the centre of the mount is an integrally cast, elongated, rounded cone with a slight bend. The object is 26.64mm long, 15.62mm wide across the body of the mount, 10.7mm wide across the bottom of the cone and weighs 18.68g. It has an even dark brown patina.Though crudely made, this object is probably a phallic mount of Roman date. Phallic objects are often associated with the military, but Crummy does not discount a civilian link with such objects.

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Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 26.64 mm
Width: 15.62 mm
Weight: 18.68 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Colchester (District)
To be known as: Fingringhoe

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Crummy, N. 1983 Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9 Colchester Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd 139

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Audit data

Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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