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Description: | An unidentified copper-alloy artefact which is sub-oval in plan and is decorated in high-relief. The central image is that of a human-like figure standing left, facing and holding a number of unidentified objects. The face is heavily stylised, resembling a skull. Around the perimeter is a border containing what appears to be a heavily worn legend. The reverse is plain, there is a small depression at the centre and ripples, the later being indicative of cuttlefish casting. The object measures 19.4mm high, 17.6mm wide and 3.4mm thick. It weighs 4.8g.Geoff Egan (pers. comm.) suggests that the figure represented here may be Death, possibly sowing seed. It is probably post-Medieval to modern in 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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