2nd century BC-2nd century AD. A ferrule formed as a bird, likely a crow or other corvid, modelled in the round perched on a globular socket, wings held together above tail feathers, detailing to one eye and wing feathers, talons expressed as shallow grooves wrapped around the front face of the socket. Cf. The Portable Antiquities Scheme, record id. NMS-AE10F0, for an almost identical example classified as Romano-British and dated 43-410 AD. 85 grams, 57mm long (2 1/4"). Found Norfolk, UK, April 2010. Private collection of Mr M.H., Norfolk, UK. Apanied by a printed information sheet and drawings noted as 6893 PASTON. A cult object that would most likely have been affixed to a staff. The crow or raven was 'the sacredpanion of several Celtic deities' (Green, 1978"). [No Reserve]