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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy mirror case of Medieval date (AD 1270 - AD 1350). Diameter 31mm, thickness 3mm. Weight 5.99g.This object represents one half of the original mirror case. It is circular in plan with a 90 degree down turned flanged rim that runs around its circumference. On the edge of the flange is a single broken lug. This lug would have been perforated and accommodated a a bar to form a hinge with the corresponding missing case. Opposite this lug, also on the edge of the flange, there is a pair of unperforated lugs. These are slightly down turned and would have formed a catch with the missing part when it was in the closed position. The upper face of the mirror case is decorated with a punched design which is now barely visible. The design consists of double lines of opposed triangles that form a cross. One arm of the cross is on the same alignment as the lugs on the opposite sides of the case. In each angle of the cross are similar double lines of triangles that form arcs. The end of each arc makes contact with the rim of the case. The underside of the case is hollow, slightly concave and uneven. The uneven surface has small deposits of a buff coloured substance which may be the remains of an adhesive cement to secure the glass (now missing). The substance is possibly decayed calcium carbonate. The face of the case is slightly damaged where there is a minor fracture. The upper surface is worn and has a light green patina and the surface of the underside is rough and has a patchy light green patina. The breaks are old.
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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