|
Date: |
|
Description: | MED silver, elaborate finely engraved and cast annular brooch (dia.17mm), flat band, one half with narrow round-sectioned constriction for (missing) pin has counter-relief wavy line around outer edge and slightly raised inner edge with counter-relief dots. The other half of the brooch has an extremely finely cast and modelled in the round wyvern with head thrust forwards, engraved details on eyes, mouth and ears, its two legs support its slightly raised posture and its long tail, with counter-relief dots along the spine, curls around the curve of the brooch and ends in a loop. The wyvern has been soldered onto the flat surface of the brooch that has been engraved on each side of the creature with a series of oblique lines. There is some slight damage on part of the outer edge. Weight 1.16g. 13th century. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1301
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Katie Hinds | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
BROOCH
MED silver, elaborate finely engraved…
-
BROOCH
A cast, copper alloy Roman…
-
BROOCH
Treasure case 2012T503.Description and Dimensions:…
-
-
BROOCH
Treasure Act case: 2004 T379…
-
-
-
BROOCH
An incomplete large silver disc…
-
BROOCH
An Early Medieval gilded silver…
-
BROOCH
Treasure Act case 2004 T379.…
|