Accession No
1928.344
Description
Copper alloy conical animal head, possibly the lid of a vessel, or a pendant. The head, with upraised pointed ears and a pointed snout, rises out of a circular base, with a protruding loop at the back, possibly part of a hinge for a lid or a suspension loop. The base and body of the object is decorated with incised lines and dots.
Place
Europe; Eastern Europe; Hungary; Szécsény; Benczúrfalva [Dolány]
Period
Migration Period
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1928.344
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; ?Bronze; Copper Alloy
Local Term
Measurements
35mm
Events
Context (Auction / Sale)
Catalogue card: 'B[ough]t by donor in Budapest.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Said to have been found with 1928.343 A-B
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Animal head in bronze, probably pendant
Event Date 1928
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy conical animal head, possibly the lid of a vessel, or a pendant. The head, with upraised pointed ears and a pointed snout, rises out of a circular base, with a protruding loop at the back, possibly part of a hinge for a lid or a suspension loop. The base and body of the object is decorated with incised lines and dots.
Event Date 17/5/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:49171
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