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Description: | A substantial, thick lead matrix in the shape of a kite shield or inverted drop. Reverse plain and flat, stub of missing suspension piece visible at top. Device of an elegant fleur-de-lys with two falling and two rising petals, the upper two of the latter with tips curling towards the central rising stigma, a straight rod with an uneven surface. The rod continues down the central axis of the piece, forming the stem below the junction with the other petals. A single line defines the device space and a second (partially missing due to edge damage) the outer edge of the matrix.
Measurements: approx. 23 mm x 35 mm (including stub of suspension loop; 4.5 mm thick, weight 19.5 g. | 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
1300 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Irene Szymanski | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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