Copper alloy lion head mount. Found near roman site.

[MaltyMan]

Hi all,
I managed to find a field to hunt that was not covered with a crop growing on it. I had just started and I found this lion head mount. It is heavy and what looks like a red fired clay used to secure it to what ever it was mounted on. It has a diameter of all most three cm. I is defiantly cast bronze. The field is close to a site where I have found over thirty 4th century roman coins and found Celtic coins and artifacts as well. Looks to me that it is Roman made. Any ideas anyone?

 

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[wheatfinder13]

Cool find

 

[Argentium]

Man, I can't wait to hear what the ancient artifact experts have to say about this ! Really Great find !!!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find MaltyMan!

 

[John_Deere]

Wow, great find! Congrats and HH!

 

[kevin hoffman]

it really is neat ! good luck identifing it

 

[joesdigs]

Now that's cool

 

[joesdigs]

This might get us on the right direction ? http://www.timelineauctions.com/lot/bronze-lion-head-mount/4601/

 

[joesdigs]

Can you make out the writing at the top?

 

[MaltyMan]

Can you make out the writing at the top?

That looks like the top of the lions mane. Just verticale lines.

 

[joesdigs]

Ahh ok looks like writing in the pic

 

[CRUSADER]

I've had smaller versions of these, & brought & sold one your size. As stated they are Roman box/furniture Mounts, some debate on what type of box they came off, I think that as we record them in a homestead setting & not a burial area, that they are domestic.

 

[bryanleemc]

Very Nice!

 

[MaltyMan]

I've had smaller versions of these, & brought & sold one your size. As stated they are Roman box/furniture Mounts, some debate on what type of box they came off, I think that as we record them in a homestead setting & not a burial area, that they are domestic.

Thanks CRUSADER, that's what I was thinking. All info from everyone is very useful.

 

[Westfront]

Very nice. I wish i had only one field to hunt....roman or not... Congrats!