Record ID: LVPL-CBAA44
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy object of Roman date. The object has a curved handle or stem, which is zoomorphic, probably in the form of a dolphin. The stem terminates with a sub-oval snout which projects upwards from the head. The lower part of the mouth/snout terminates with a break and it may have continued on with another dolphin head forming a loop, with the opposite side being symetrical. The head which is sub-triangular in cross-section is angled at the outer edge forming a crest and is decorated on each side with a series of diagonal grooves. At the centre of each side is a stamped r…
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 20th November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Navenby', grid reference and parish protected.