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Description: | An incomplete medieval lead alloy secular retainer badge of a lion. Only the lion's body, with part of his mane and his back haunchs remain; both his front legs, most of his back legs and his head are missing. On the reverse part of the pin and all of the catchplate has survived. The badge now measures 24.5mm (height) x 43.4mm (width) x 6.9mm (thickness) and weighs 4.51g.Spencer dates parallel lion badges to the late 14th to 15th centuries AD (1998, 283).
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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