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ID	892
Images	No image in database
Grid Ref	SE4843
Project type	Metal detector
County	Yorkshire, North
Site	Selby
Site Name	Tadcaster
Site Type	Small town
Location Type	Unknown
Context	Unknown
Context Quality	1
Object Period	0
Material	Bronze
Location	returned to finder
Ref No	SWYOR-412737
Form	Figurine
Type	Bird
Name	Duck
Bearded	No
Clothed	No
Drapery	No
Classical	0
Quality	Stylised 2
Photo	Yes
Illustration	No
Height	38.10
Length	49.10
References	PAS database. [Link to Bibliography]
Description	The bird.s body is sub-triangular in plan representing the folded wings and tail. It is three dimensional but flattened, though the body is thicker than the wings and the tail sticks out beyond the wings at the back. Two rounded and solid sub-triangular lugs project downwards from the body. They are next to each other and may represent legs, though they are too far towards the tail. The lugs are worn and could have formed part of a loop originally, though they do not appear to be damaged. These lugs prevent the bird from being positioned naturalistically. The front of the bird.s body curves up and tapers to form the thick neck and small head which is partly turned to the right. The beak area is also worn. There are very faint traces if incised decoration consisting of semi-circles and V shapes on the bird.s back to represent large feathers, and short lines on the neck and underside representing down. Though there is no evidence of attachment to a larger object, it is suspected that the object is not complete because it does not stand satisfactorily by itself in any orientation. In the Roman period, ducks were seen as a link between air and water and had connections with healing (Mills 2000). The duck form is often used for brooches, mounts and other objects (PAS).
PAS id	SWYOR-412737