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Description: | A cast copper alloy possible mount (slightly off-centre) in the form of a fleur de lys with a protruding head in the centre (length: 73.7mm; width: 64mm; thickness: 11.4mm; weight: 62.60g). The head in the centre of the fleur has crude but prominent features with a possible hair line, slanted eyes, snubbed nose and mouth, as well as a particularly pointed chin. At the main stem of the fleur below the side arms, there are two knobs either side possibly representing a collar, with a slanted and uneven platform below. The back of the artefact is flat apart from a slight depression where the head appears at the front. There does not appear to be any method of attachment of rivets or any slits in the base platform, making it difficult to identify the function of this artefact. The artefact is worn and corroded, particularly along the edges, and could possibly date to the Medieval period. | 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: | 1066
1540 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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