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Description: | Medal made from uncertain material, possibly mortar or tar (?). The material appears black, shiny and crumbly, the surface of the object being rough to the touch, thus resembling tar. The item resembles a medal or stamp: it is roughly circular with a rim on either side and an image in the centre. There are, however casting flashes left over from the casting/production process. While the obverse shows the head/bust of a bearded gentlemen who appears to wear a soutane (a priest's or religious man's garment) and possibly a skull cap and thus may have been a monk, priest or similar. The reverse of the medal displays a country scene with mountains in the background and water (sea? lake?) in the foreground. Furthermore, there are houses by the lake/sea-side and over the flat-topped mountains appears to be a shape resembling either a cloud or steam/ash/gas that may have escape the crater of the volcano (if it is a volcano). Below the scene appears to be the 1811 in reverse/mirror writing.
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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