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Description: | Gold Etui overall length 85mm, width 13mm, thickness 10mm, weight 22.54g. The artefact is an oval tube made of two separate sections consisting of the main body 52mm, long which has a narrowed neck 28mm long, and a separate lid 33mm long which fits over the neck.
The body is 11mm wide, 8mm thick main with decoration that is divided into three distinct panels, the first section consists an undulating band at the base which runs around the circumference, from this ten foliage style lines run vertically for 10mm; the second section consists of eight elongated ovals separated by eight slightly smaller ovals which are made from a line of dots; the third panel has a band of two double lines that have been twisted ten times, in the centre of each twist is a pellet with a dot in the centre. The foliage in the first panel and the twist in the third panel are both made from a light yellow gold. Each of the three panels is separated by a band of low arches that has a pellet at the base of each. After the third panel there is a step down to the neck which is 10mm long by 7mm wide. The base is a flat plate 13mm by 10mm
The lid is also highly decorated and again divided into three panels. The first panel consists of band of two double lines that have been twisted ten times, in the centre of each twist is a pellet with a dot; the second panel has eight elongated ovals with eight slightly smaller dotted oval in between; the third panel has nine quatrefoils or four petaled flowers with diamond shaped petals. The line in the first panel and the flowers in the third are made from light yellow gold. Each of the three panels is separated by a band of low arches that has a pellet at the base of each. Before the first and after the third panel is an expanded collar with has an undulating line on the surface. The terminal is domed with a six petaled flower in the centre, this is made from yellow gold.
There are three stamped hallmarks on the inside of the lid, the mark of the crossed palms dates it to 1762-1768 from the Paris Assey Office and the foliage with a D to one side gives a more precise date of 1767. There is an eagle??s head to show that it is 18 carat gold.
The thickness of the metal is about 1mm, the colour of the gold is a yellowish orange with four panels and the terminal decorated in light yellow gold. The artefact is in excellent condition.
There are also four rectangular cross section rods that were found inside the container, these rods are made of gold, none are hallmarked. All have pointed terminals and are twisted between five and ten times in the centre to add strength. These items would most likely have been uses as tooth picks.
The artefact is an Etui which is a small, usually ornamental case for holding a variety of articles from needles or toiletry implements to wax for writing, or pens and ink.
See website for further examples http://www.loringpage.com/pens/cat01b.htm | Subjects: | Etui | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Adams, Kurt - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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