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Offline Mayadigger

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ID for Water Fowl artifact, please?
« on: February 05, 2023, 04:08:47 pm »
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Copper alloy; 45mm/28.8gm

Ground-found near an ancient Celtic settlement, it could be either Celtic or Roman.

As seen in the photo, a water fowl with two rings about the neck and a concave depression below.

Most likely, it was applied to metal vessel of some sort, but what is the question. And why the rings about the neck?

Anyone? Help!
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Re: ID for Water Fowl artifact, please?
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2023, 08:09:31 am »
My guess is Celtic.

Maybe the rings/torcs indicated it was supposed to represent a god??

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