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Roman copper alloy furniture fitting, Medusa mask
Silvered copper-alloy Medusa mask, probably a fitting from furniture. Described in Antiquity (1928) vol.78 as "curved plaque (probably from a metal vessel) in the form of a bronze face in low relief on an ornamented background of lead."
Mwgwd efydd wedi’i ariannu o Medusa. O lestr metel neu ddodrefnyn.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
35.119/3.15
Find Information
Site Name: Caerleon Amphitheatre, Caerleon
Collection Method: Excavation
Date: 1926-1927
Acquisition
donation, 23/2/1935
Measurements
Height
(mm): 65.0
maximum width
(mm): 48.0
Material
Copper alloy
Categories
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