Record ID: NMGW-72FDF0
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Published
Near complete copper alloy escutcheon from a hanging bowl or bucket, probably of Late Iron Age date, C. 50 BC to 100 AD. The escutcheon body is of globular form with an integral large incomplete loop, presumably to secure a handle. The body of the mount appears slightly domed, and is decorated with a motif consisting of two high raised moulded opposed semicircular arcs, with a slight break in-between the two. Beneath the raised motif is a circular attachment hole, placed off centre and surrounded with iron corrosion. It is possible to suggest this means of attachment is a secondary re…
Created on: Tuesday 16th September 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-35AEB8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age or Roman copper alloy zoomorphic mount, probably from a vessel The mount appears to be complete or near-complete (with an overall length of 58.7mm and a weight of 47.4g) and depicts a beast, probably a dog but possibly a pig cast in the round. The beast's snout is concave and would appear to be too elongated for a pig. The end of the snout appears to have two circular depressions depicting the nostrils. The mouth of the beast is biting on a piece of ferrous plate on one side, possibly the rim of a vessel. The plate does not extend to the opposite side. The eyes are …
Created on: Tuesday 17th February 2015
Last updated: Sunday 12th June 2016
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