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Description: | Copper-alloy mount of medieval date. The piece appears to depict the bust of a king and, based on the style, is probably 12th to 14th C. AD in date. The features of the figure are raised and are executed in a slight caricature style, with large and slightly skewed oval eyes, a small but prominent mouth, and a small pointed nose. The hair is slightly wavy and extends two thirds of the way down the face, covering the ears. The neck and upper torso are plain. The figure is wearing a crown. This has a raised trefoil centre and, on either side, a lower, downward-sloping trefoil section. Two small rivet protrusions are visible, one at the centre of the forehead, the other just below the neck. The reverse is generally flat, though there is an oval hollow behind the face. This contains one of the damaged protruding rivets (also of copper-alloy). The other rivet is also bent and damaged and protrudes from the lower neck area. The object measures 22.8mm high by 14.5mm wide at the head and 12.5mm wide at the shoulders. The thickest point is at the centre of the face where it measures 7.3mm. The weight is 5.55g. Crowned-head mounts are relatively common and may be from belts or other straps. | 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: | 1100
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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