NMGW-9D1A44: Lion- or dog-shaped decorative mount, probably Roman, top view.

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MOUNT

Unique ID: NMGW-9D1A44

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Cast copper alloy decorative mount in the form of a lion or dog, probably of Roman date. The mount is comparatively small with an overall surviving length of 21.5mm, a maximum width of 10.1mm and a height of 8.5mm. The mount weighs 2.9g. The small size of the mount makes the finer detail of the beast difficult to discern. The beast is sitting with front legs extending forwards and mouth slightly open. The ears are eroded, but appear to have been upright. The back legs are folded against the sides of the body. The rear of the beast has a U-shaped fork; it is possibly broken and may have had an attachment loop, perhaps formed from the animal’s tail. The underside of the mount has a single circular integral attachment rivet of 3.6mm diameter. The mount may have been attached to a Lion bow brooch of 1st century AD date. A similar mount attached to a brooch was recorded by Hattatt (1989) No. 1469, which also has the similar U-shaped fork at the rear. The mount may also have derived from a vessel, lid of a box or similar.

Class: Decorative

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Ascribed Culture:
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21.5 mm
Width: 10.1 mm
Thickness: 8.5 mm
Weight: 2.9 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NMGWPA 2004.136.1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Uncertain

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Sutton Benger (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST9279
Four figure Latitude: 51.50987
Four figure longitude: -2.116667
1:25K map: ST9279
1:10K map: ST97NW
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
Hattatt, R.	1989	Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts: A fourth selection of brooches together with some other antiquities from the author	Oxford	Oxbow Books		No. 1469

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Recording Institution: NMGW
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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