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Description: | Unidentified object, perhaps a pendant, made from gilded copper alloy. It is basically a circular disc, 20 mm in diameter, with a head in high relief in the centre. The head has an elaborate hairstyle, with perhaps two horizontal rolls at the top and then a curly side-lock to either side. The facial features are worn away; there is a short neck. Around the head are small punchmarks, perhaps dots. There seems to be a scalloped line, perhaps punched, around the slightly raised border. The whole was originally thickly covered with gilding, which has mostly worn off the head and the border. The reverse is flat and ungilded. There is a projection at the top, which brings the total length of the object to 22.5 mm. The projection appears to be broken at an angle, but the end is now very worn. It may be the stub of a suspension loop, but there is no sign of a loop or of any thickening to accommodate a loop. This object is hard to date; it has a hand-made look but also a classical appearance. Perhaps 17th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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