wolf s head

[Vladimir B2]

period on this item and culture thanks found on Hellenistic and Illyrian field

[SC]

Bronze wolf's heads are found as patter handles or the handle ends of whetstones.

However, with the small curved bit at the end this is neither.

Some fixture embedded into wood?  Chest or furniture ornament?

SC

[Vladimir B2]

thanks for your reply

[Anaximander]

Nice piece. I would have described it as a handle or part of a door knocker.  When depicted on greek coins, an ox head [sorry, I said  wolf's head] is described as a 'bucranium.'

[Jay GT4]

Nice piece.

I thought a Bucranium was an ox skull.

[SC]

Yes, the Bu is ox and cranium is skull.

SC

[Vladimir B2]

Nice piece. I would have described it as a handle or part of a door knocker.  When depicted on greek coins, a wolf's head is described as a 'bucranium.'

yes but its to small

[SC]

Not for something like the handle (pull knob) of a small drawer.

SC

[Vladimir B2]

Tnx

[Mayadigger]

Ave!

All this discussion is moot until the piece has been properly cleaned and conserved.
It could be anything, possibly Celtic in origin? If so, even more pragmatical.

[Vladimir B2]

thank you for comment maybe it could be celtic but there is no celtic coinage in the area just illyro hellenistic  but there is one thing that i noticed a lot of celtic weapons if they are celtic see my post above  it seems that illyrian and greeks imported  them a lot there was only one celtic gold coin i posted somewhere here