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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy object, possibly a plaque or a mount of probable seventeenth century date (AD 1600 - AD 1700). Length 25mm, width 42mm and 3.3mm thick. Weight 12.51g.The front of the object is in the form of a moulded crowned shield, the arms of Amsterdam. The shield is divided vertically into three. The central area has three saltires, one above the other. Viewing this piece in plan, the right side of the shield has a flat extension with a curvilinear profile. The face of this part is stamped with a large V superimposed on small O and C, the monogram of the Dutch East India Company - VOC: (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie) monogram. There is also a capital A above the monogram which signifies the Chamber of Amsterdam. The end of this element has an old break. The left hand edge of the shield has an old break, signifying, perhaps, that this side of the shield also had a flat extension. The reverse is flat and there is no indication of how the object may have been attached.
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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