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Description: | A copper alloy object, probably a ferrule, in the shape of a Medieval/Norman helmet. It is circular in plan and made from a single sheet of copper alloy that is wrapped around to form the circle, the ends overlapping at the rear of the helmet. The front of the object projects downwards to a triangular point, and also projects outwards creating a distinct central nose ridge in imitation of a Medieval helmet. One side of the front has been bent inwards due to old damage. Either side of the central ridge are two rectangular perforations representing eye slots. At the base of the ferrule are two small opposing rectangular notches, presumably for attachment to a larger object.The front of the helmet is decorated with a single incised groove that runs downwards from the top of the ferrule to one side of and parallel with the central ridge, it then outlines the rectangular eye slot before following the ridge to the base of the ferrule. This is mirrored by a second groove on the oposite side of the central ridge. At the exterior edges of each rectangular eye slot are three small incised grooves that radiate outwards. The remains of gilding is visible in all the grooved decoration, as well as in numerous short vertical lines that form a regular pattern on the cheekplates of the helmet. There are a few additional traces of gilding on the reverse of the helmet and above the eye slots, which might indicate the much of the object was once gilded. This object measures 27.49mm in height, 32.57mm in width, 2.16mm in thickness, and weighs 19.57g.The precise usage of this object is uncertain, although given its shape, decoration and the two small notches at its base it is probable that it was a ferrule of some kind. Whether it is Medieval in date remains uncertain, and a Post-Medieval date is perhaps more likely.
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