Object: PIN
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: ROGERS, Mr J - private (1981), 'Fulda', Maenan Road, Llandudno, Gwynedd., purchased from P Shilling who had it purchased about March 1980 from Mr. Goodwin,, coins/antiquities dealer, Southsea.
Site: SOMERSET, LAMYATT, LAMYATT BEACON, according to the loose tag label from the Temple site at Bruton (cf. a & b), but submitter did not appear to be aware of this; the tag was already attached when acquired by shilling; further enquiries by latter of Mr Goodwin failed to bring any recollection of the piece
Discovery context: hillside
Parish: Lamyatt
County: Somerset
Country: England
Grid reference: ST 669, 362
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 73.7
Surface: slightly burnished dark green surface, but mainly pocked to pale green
Other: - In collection: Unable to find the name of the road - morenan? maenan?, - Additional information: Site Rel.: "RATHER DUBIOUS",  -Labels/Markings: "tag label - side 1: "CELTIC? BRONZE VOTIVE STATUETTE? FOUND (LOOKS LIKE A BIRD!) FOUND CELTIC TEMPLE BRUTON" side 2 "CELTIC TEMPLE BRUTON 69. BIRD-LIKE FIGURE UNKNOWN SIGNIFICANCE VOTIVE OBJECT.", Additional measurements: "d head 10.2 - 10.9; d neck 3.6; d. swelling 8.7 D of hand fg. 1.7", Additional bottom right info: Rec "SN March 81", Sub Inf "Mr. Shilling. 27/8/80", Ext. "RSO 27/8/80, Source: "Sb. A", DF: "S", ticks for PIF,SI,CI
Associations: 9. UNDOCUMENTED
Description: swelling has herring bone decoration bordered by bands of grooves - much destroyed by pocking; central lump in top, crude and low, surrounding flange partly lost., breaks all look ancient, or well-worn
Publications: a) Lewis MJT 1966 Temples in Roman Britain, p.156,  b) J. Roman Studies LI, 1961, 187