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Description: | 17th century silver mount or seal die
Circumstances of discovery: Whilst searching with a metal detector
Description: (Please note this description is based on an image and not first hand experience of the object.)
This silver mount is octagonal in plan and flat in section. It is decorated to the front face with the negative design of a heart with a crown above, bisected by two crossing arrows with feathered flights, within a border of pellets. The reverse of the mount is plain. There is a raised circular collar to the centre of the reverse. The negative design and collar may suggest that the object was once mounted on a shaft and used as a seal.
The object is 14.85mm long, 14.1mm wide and weighs 2.19g.
The design is similar (though not identical) to that found on a number of post-medieval buttons or cufflinks previously reported as treasure (e.g. Treasure Annual Report 2001, page 81). The design may have commemorated the marriage of Charles II with Catharine of Braganza in 1662.
Dimensions: Length: 14.85mm, width: 14.1mm, Weight: 2.19g.
Disposition: Colchester Museums have disclaimed their interest in this object.
The object contains a minimum of 10% silver and is over 300 years old. Consequently it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 in terms of both age and precious metal content. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Barton, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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