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Description: | A lead alloy mount which is shield shaped and is 29.8mm long, 12.5mm wide and 4.4mm thick. The front is decorated with raised Latin cross with a circular knop at the top on a red painted background. There is a raised border round the edge. On the reverse is a central rib which extends into a flange and which might have been originally a tubular fitting. The edges also bend backwards to form a flange. Despite being examined by several finds specialists, the function of this object is not certain. It could be a shield, perhaps from a toy or a badge, or it could represent a mitre with a sword depicted on it, perhaps part of a pilgrim badge. It was certainly fixed to something else. A late medieval to post medieval date seems the most likely.
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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