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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy plaque of medieval date. The plaque is rectangular in plan and section with two rivet holes in present. The plaque is decorated in the Limoge style featuring a pyramidal element comprised of six stacked triangles with radiating red, green and yellow enamel. Three thick longitudinally orientated bands are present, the central one bearing green enamel with a yellow enamel border flanked by two blue enamel bands. The blue bands feature central lozenge shapes filled with green enamel. Above and below the lozenges rings of yellow enamel with green centres are present. Within the central green band of enamel close to the top of the plaque a circular element is present which has now lost in enamel fill rendering the detail incomplete though two circular knops and a rectangular strip within this element give the impression of a face. The reverse is flat an undecorated.Limoge enamel products were made in Limoge, France and were popular throughout the medieval period. Most Limoges products in Britain tend to be of an ecclesiastical nature though some dress accessories are known.The plaque is 47.1mm long, 36.9mm wide, 2.5mm thick and weighs 26.6g.
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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