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VESSEL
Unique ID: PUBLIC-376433
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete Cast copper alloy Late Iron Age - Roman mount in the form of a dolphin, possibly a vessel mount 100BC-AD.200. The mount comprises a triangular plate surmounted by a three dimensional 'Dolphin' head. The triangular plate has a convex outer surface and has a double collar at the broad end. The point of the triangle is pointed downwards. On the rear of the plate there is a short circular stud rivet to allow its attachment to the vessel. The zoomorphic head is attached via an integrally cast plate set at a right angle to the triangle. Where the plates meet the rear of the piece has a cylindrical hollow as though the piece were designed to fit over the rim of a vessel. The head itself arches outwards and faces up. The creature's body/head widens before forming a crude snout. The design is reminiscent of later Roman belt buckles such as those in Hawkes and Dunning 1961. Other vessel mounts such as DUR-8474E1, SUSS-696EA5, LIN-65D145 and SF-9207E5 are recorded on the PAS database.
Class: zoomorphic vessel mount
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 54.49 mm
Width: 18.2 mm
Thickness: 22.55 mm
Weight: 27.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 12th October 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Zoomorphic
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Black coated
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
To be known as: Rowlands Castle
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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