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Description: | A lead alloy unidentified object, probably dating from the Commonwealth period of 1649 - 1660. The object is a double sheet of lead alloy bent into a small circular cup or container. The walls seem to have originally sloped inwards so that the opening at the top was smaller than the base, but they are now split. The inside of the vessel is decorated on the base with the two commonwealth shields of a St George's cross on the left and an Irish Harp on the right in relief. Above are two very faint letters (possibly "IS") also in relief. The whole design is enclosed within a wire line and then a beaded border. There is a crimped edge on the rim of the side walls where they are complete. The object seems to have been made from two thin sheet of lead laid double thickness and treated as one, but the two layers can be seen along the edges. The function of this object, with a design that may not have been visible when it was complete is unknown and puzzling. The outer base of the object is rounded and undecorated. The size of the circular design is larger than that on many cloth seals of the period, so it is not a scrap piece of lead that was stamped during the production of cloth seals. The lead has a well developed patina. A very close parallel is SWYOR-7EE631.Numerous unidentified lead alloy objects have been recovered from this district. Most are in the form of a box or lid with an initial letter or date, or sun design in relief, but most are not as fine as this example. They include: SWYOR-702F46, SWYOR-984228, DUR-008DC3, SWYOR-4A9911 and SWYOR-4A7F61.
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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