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Description: | Copper alloy medieval stud. The stud has a flat decorated face, is circular in shape and has a tapering, circular sectioned stud on the reverse. The front surface of the stud has four rows of interlocking triangles coloured with enamel. Two rows have blue enamel in whilst the other rows all appear to have a yellow substance inside the triangular cells.
It has been suggested that the decoration may be part of a coat of arms repeated, and may not be fully heraldic. Another alternative is that it might be intended to represent ??vair?? (one of the two main furs used in heraldry, consisting of small animals?? skins joined together) although the shapes in this instance would normally be more curved rather than triangular. Vair was used as a coat of arms by John de Beauchamp of Hatch, Somersetshire who was first summonded to serve in the Scottish wars in 1296.
The stud weighs 7.82g and measures 20.5mm in diameter across the face and 21.4mm in length. | Subjects: | Heraldic | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Marshall, Anna - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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