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Description: | A cast copper-alloy religious plaque of Medieval date, c. 1200-1450.The plaque is fragmentary, perhaps representing the corner and may be as much as one-third, one-quarter or one-sixth of the full plaque, though this is only guesswork and the original may have been larger. In plan, it is sub-rectangular with inscribed decoration on its face. The reverse is undecorated, but bears traces of tinning/silvering and soldering. The upper edge is slightly offset, and damage at the corner may indicate a perforation for a rivet/tack. The left and lower edges have some damage, but these may also have been damaged edges of the plaque. The right edge is more irregular in its damage and is definitely broken from a larger piece.The inscribed design on the face depits an angel near the broken right edge, and a stone and timber structure to the angel's left. The left upper and lower corners of the fragment have corner panels set at an angle, bearing 3 lobes. These angles corner panels suggest that the plaque remains a nearly its full height, though not its full length.The scene depicted is clearly Christian, indicated by the angel, though the scene cannot be identified further with any certainty. One possibility, amongst many is the nativity.
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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