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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy trebuchet or tumbrel-type folding coin balance dating from 1300-1450AD. The vertical arm casing/hinge remains. The vertical casing is a moulded elongated trapezoid in plan. The upper terminal is a rounded triangle with moulded '/\' with a pair of horizontal ridges beneath. This is probably a simplified zoomorphic representation, possibly of a dog. The casing is then not moulded, but decorated with two fine strands of low-relief square stamps. Below which is a square platform as decoration. The lower terminal is a n' shape whose lower edges are broken. These breaks are not recent as the patina/surface condition continues over the breaks. Each terminal has an incomplete circular perforation where originally the balance arm would have been hinged. The reverse of the casing is hollow forming a 'u' which tapers in depth towards the upper terminal. The surface has a dark green/grey patina but with patches of a brighter green patina which overlays the dark surface. There are also patches of corrosion on the reverse. It measures 47.57mm long, 8.59mm wide, 5.93mm thick and weighs 8.2g.A very similar example, and slightly more complete is recorded on the database from Lincolnshire (SWYOR-A5F2F7). This example also has a zoomorphic terminal and is so similar in style and decoration that they were probably made in the same workshop. An example of a similar apparatus, though not zoomorphic, is illustrated in Egan (1998 The Medieval Household: Daily Living c. 1150 - c. 1450 The Stationary Office: London, Figure 245). Other zoomorphic examples can be found on the database at SWYOR-519247, LANCUM-A45957 and SWYOR-D082E0.
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