An incomplete, copper alloy zoomorphic figurine, likely of a dog and possibly of Roman date (c. AD 43-400). The surviving section of the body includes most of the hindquarters. The surviving section of body is slender and straight. The legs are facing backwards at an angle and there is a wide slot underneath the animal running from the middle of its hind legs forward, potentially so as to mount or fit the figurine onto something or to save resources. The right leg stretches backwards and ends in a sub-triangular, forward facing foot. The left leg is similar, except that most of the foot is missing. There is a stub of a tail left. On the right hand side of the body, there is what appears to be an incised line that runs along the right hand edge of the back to the start of the tail and another incised line running c. 3.00mm from the bottom edge of the right leg.
Find out more about this object on the PAS database: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1082564
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