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Description: | A figure of a knight represented in a long belted surcoat and wearing a helmet. In both hands he carries what appears to be a mace, which is held close to his left cheek. Stippling around the neckline is probably intended to represent mail. On the reverse the figure is almost entirely flat, apart from a shallow groove in the centre, which retains the remains of two points of attachment.Scientific analysis has demonstrated that the figure is made of a cheap metal-alloy commonly used in the production of toys which has been coated to resemble oxidised silver. Furthermore, soil has been adhered to the reverse to conceal a mark denoting that it is a reproduction. Other identical reproductions are available from the website: http://www.museumreproductions.co.uk.Although the original piece is not known to me, it shows a knight in mid-thirteenth century garb. This replica is of recent manufacture and does not qualify as Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act 1996 (see attached report of metals analysis).J P RobinsonCurator of Medieval Collections
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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