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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy mirror case of Medieval date. One half of the case survives, part of the integral lug and the opposing half now missing due to old breaks. It consists if a convex cast disc that is circular in shape with a flat exterior surface and hollow or concave interior. On one side of the disc are the remains of the integrally cast double pin lug that would have enabled the case to hinge. One arm of the lug is now missing due to old breaks. On the opposite side of the disc is a complete integral single lug that is oval shaped in profile and with a central circular perforation. This would have acted as a catch to keep the two halves of the case together. The interior of the case is missing any trace of the original mirror and there is a small perforation towards the centre that is the result of post-depositional preservation. The exterior surface is flat and smooth, and decorated with incised rocker decoration. This comprises a central cross with semi-circular decoration in each angle of the cross pendant from the exterior edge of the case. The case measures 28.68mm in width, 41.16mm in length, and weighs 5.16g.Mirror cases of similar size and decoration are known from excavated contexts in London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: pp. 361-362, fig. 241). These objects may have been mass produced and are of Medieval date.
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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