© Whitchurch Heritage Centre
Vessel escutcheon
Artist: Iron Age
Location: Whitchurch Heritage Centre
Date: circa 50BC - 50AD
Materials: bronze
Dimensions: 11.9 x 11.2cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £900 (Total: £900)
Vendor: Mr P Wynne and Mr D Jacques
Review number: 5329 (2003)
Provenance:
Found in 2002 by David Jacques while metal detecting in Shropshire near Wrexham on the Welsh border.
Description:
D-shaped plate integrally cast with a clasp-like collar and a suspension loop. The plate is decorated with a design of two trumpet coils which curve around a pair of circular voids giving the impression of an anthropomorphic or zoomorphic face. The curvature of the plate suggests the escutcheon was mounted on a large globular vessel such as a cauldron.
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