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Description: | 2 further joining fragments, comprising the torso and legs, of a Medieval gilt appliqué figure of Christ, the crowned head of which was found in 2006 and is published in Norfolk Archaeology (45, part ii, 260, fig.8D). The incomplete figure, a mount from a casket or crucifix, is hollow-backed and half-round with engraved lines delineating features such as stomach and ribs and retains fragments of blue enamel in the folds of the skirt. The feet, now bent forward, stand on a short base and are both perforated. Compare a similar although slightly larger figure (crown missing) from Runcton Holme, illustrated in Norfolk Archaeology (2003), fig.7C and other figures in Enamels of Limoges 1100-1350 (1996), nos.48 (on a book-cover), 49-50 (both from a crucifix) and 75 (from a chasse, or casket). Late 12th-early 13th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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