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Description: | A copper-alloy possible dagger pommel. Circular in plan, measuring 27mm in diameter and 19mm in thickness. There is a circular hole through the centre, measuring 8mm in diameter. This object is hollow and there is a small circumferencial ridge around the centre of the object, this may possibly be a casting seam. The outer face is decorated with deep relief heraldic imagery. The outer face is divided into three evenly sized oval shaped fields by a curvilinear foliage design with eight petalled flowers inbetween each of the oval fields. In each of the oval fields there is heraldic device, a double headed eagle, a winged griffin and a less clear bird-like dragon. Perhaps the the deep grooves delimiting the design could have originally have held enamel, although no trace of this remains. The original colour/patination of the copper-alloy is completely lost to due to the cleaning procedure applied, the object was understood to be very corroded when discovered, it is now a shiny reddish colour. Due to the loss of this surface patination the dating of this object is more difficult although it is broadly likely to be medieval or early post medieval in date.
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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