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Description: | Part of a copper alloy enamelled hinged fitting dating from the Post Medieval period. It is square with two tubular fitting on one side which would have interacted with a similar central tube on the missing half of the hinge, via an axis bar. There is also a small square transverse suspension loop in the centre of the top edge. Unusually, both faces of the hinge plate are decorated, so either it is unclear how the hinge fitted to any larger object. The outer side has a floral design; a large central six petalled flower with annulets and trilobed elements in the corners. The background and flower appear to have been filled with light blue enamel, just leaving the raised cell walls visible as the design. The inner side has a religious design of three saints. The central figure and the one behind on the left are holding books. There is a decorative border along the top, and the background is blue enamel again. The plate has a length of 31.31mm, width 27.48mm, thickness 2.49mm, weight 10.49g.This is a plate from a Russian miniature diptych icon, dating from the 16th to 19th centuries, probably towards the later end of this date range.
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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