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Description: | This object comprises a gilded cylindrical copper alloy box which is now empty but which originally contained the dial itself. The lid is hinged with a closure catch opposite the hinge, and there is a cast attachment loop on the side adjacent to the hinge. On the lid are two concentric rings of engraved figures (29-1 on the outer and 12-1 twice on the inner) and a central separate ?volvelle? or indicator, with a projecting pointer, which acted as a converter between solar and lunar time. The ?volvelle? also has an engraved ring of (indistinct) figures as well as a central image of the sun and a crescent moon. Some of the numerals are shown in Gothic form (eg the 4 and 7) while the 5 is in the modern form.
On the side is a repeating pattern of ovals interspersed with a six-pointed motif between bands, two above and one below. On the underside is a symmetrical scrolling, or heart-shaped, design of double lines, with lines of punched dots running between. The interior of the box is undecorated and ungilded, save for the underside of the lid. The latter is decorated with a radiating sun with a human face and cross-hatched details. The external surfaces are rather worn and the engraved details now stand proud of the surface. However, the gilding survives almost intact on the underside of the lid. | 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: | 1500
1550 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | David Williams | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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