pin head?
Description
Copper alloy terminal in the form of a recumbant animal, probably a large cat. Shank broken. Underside of the animal is hollow.
Stud in the form of a three-dimensional beast, probably a panther, seated with its back legs tucked under, its forepaws extended and its head arched back over the left shoulder. The tail and forepaws are broken. The underbelly is hollow with a central shank cast in one with a broken rove.
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Object detail
In Britian free-standing panther figurines have been found (see Pitts 1979, pl.27, no.279) but panthers used as decorative elements on functional objects, such as this stud and the pin described later, are rare. Bacchic imagery is not common in the military zone but it is possible that it is the deity's role as a saviour god - a preserver from death - which is being invoked at Camelon (see Henig 1984, 175, 180, 201).
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