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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy mirror case of the Medieval period, dating c. AD 1250-1400.The case is formed of two circular discs with raised edges. Each disc has two pierced lugs projecting from one edge and a single pierced lug on the opposite edge. The single lug of one disc is fitted between the double lug of the second disc and is held in place with a copper alloy rivet forming a hinge for the case. The outer surfaces of the discs are possibly decorated with punched triangles forming four crescents quartering the outer face of each disc resulting in a cross shape. Wear on the outer faces and corrosion through the centre of each disc obscures decoration, however. The interior of the discs would have contained reflecting surfaces; though these no longer remain, there is evidence of a white concretion around the edges indicating how the mirrored surfaces were fixed into place.
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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