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Description: | A pair of worn cast lead-alloy fragments, probably medieval pilgrims' souvenirs. The fragments are now roughly tear-shaped, although one appears to have suffered from old damage which takes the form of a break at the tip of the tear (left of obverse image). There is further damage in the form of bends and an abrasion to the edge near the tip of the tear. On the second object (right of obverse image) there is a longitudinal break just beyond the median point, leaving around two-thirds of the width. On this artefact the tear tip continues in a stalk. The obverse faces are decorated with a beaded border. There is a larger pellet at the tip of the tear and a further pellet on the edge longitudinally opposite. In the field between these two pellets there are a further four pellets arranged in the shape of a lozenge. The reverse features a raised area on the underside of the tip of the tear which tapers as it goes away from the tip. Where this ends there is a slightly raised transverse line featuring two pellets towards the edge on either side. One of the fragments features a small patch of white correction fluid which is labelled with the finder's number 59?. The other features a white circular label marked with the finder's number 709. The properties of the first fragment to be described are as follows: length, 20.3mm; width, 17.2mm; thickness, 2.9mm; weight, 4.2g. The second fragment has the following properties: length, 24.4mm; width, 12.7mm; thickness, 2.7mm; weight, 3.2g.
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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