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Description: | A lead font probably from the 15th - 16th Century. Such artefacts are often identified as bird feeders. The lead font measures 64.92mm at the widest axis across the top of the flattened bowl and it stands 35.77mm in height (from the base to the top). At its widest the opening measures 29.97mm. The front of the font is decorated with an indented band 8.89mm below the opening of the bowl and there is a step between the lower and upper portion of the bowl, making the upper portion wider and more flared. The reverse of the font is flat and undecorated. The front (visible) face of the font is semi-circular, suggesting that the font would have been mounted on a wall, with the reverse being flush to the wall. The artefact is complete, though slightly damaged. The lead had begun to corrode and as a result has gone whitish grey colour.
The findspot may suggest an ecclesiatical association | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | WALKER, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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