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Description: | An unidentified lead object of probable post-Medieval date. The form of this piece suggests it may be a cap from a vessel. A close parallel, from Buckinghamshire (LON-B38BE4), is recorded on the PAS database. Other similar artefacts are recorded (e.g. SF-3DE5B0) and the design (see below) is also commonly seen on tokens of the period (e.g. SUR-CE7CB7).The object takes the form of a shallow cup of circular plan. The circular surface bears a relief-cast caricature of the sun. At the centre, contained within a ring, are two moulded pellet eyes. Also within this ring are two further symbols: a pointed oval ?mouth and a larger, unidentified symbol. Radiating outwards from the inner ring is a series of pointed rays interspersed with wavy lines. The vertical face of the object is undecorated, as is the inner surface. The lid has been cast in two halves, the casting seam being clearly visible.The artefact is damaged and slightly corroded. It measures 33.1mm in diameter, 10.7mm high and weighs 18.43g.
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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