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Description: | A medieval copper alloy armorial stud fragment. It is the remains of a circular or quatrefoil stud, parts of which are missing due either to old breaks or to corrosion. The stud is very worn but has traces of raised decoration in the form of four fleur de lis, each within a circle and evenly spaced to fill the field. At the centre where these circles intersect, forming four pelta shapes, there is a lozenge-shaped cell which has traces of blue enamel infill. This is also present in other cells, but missing from most of them. To the rear of the stud there is one protruding stub of a shank close to the edge rather than centrally placed. The stud measures 17.5mm x 16.28mm and weighs 1.95g.Ashley (2002,p.23) suggests that the quatrefoil form of studs and pendants are most likely date to post 1340 AD, when the French fleur de lis were quartered with the lions of England, as seen on armorial objects. An example is illustrated (fig.22, no.222) which has similarities to this stud from Brockley, but is not as ornate.
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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