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Description: | A worn lead-alloy mould, possibly for a token. The mould is tear-shaped with a recessed circular area on its upper surface. This circular area has a diameter of approximately 15.9mm, although its edge also constitutes the rounded edge of the 'tear' and is thus broken at this point. The motif is difficult to discern, but possibly represents two infants; the one on the right is seated. There is a sub-rectangular gouch cut into the centre of the circular area from the mould's edge; this obscures part of the design. The reverse is sub-trapezoidal in profile and thus takes the form of a frustum, or truncated cone. The flat surface relates to the circular area on the upper face and might have been used as a striking platform. It is difficult to attribute a date to such a mould, other than to assert that it is medieval or later, especially since the design is so indistinct. | 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: | 1200
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Robert Webley | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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