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Description: | Copper alloy with paint or oil coatingProbable Mount. Cast openwork mount with the stubs of two integrally cast prongs on the back. The device appears as a classically derived arrangement of a central mask or object framed by vegetal curls approaching a pelta shape on either side. Above the putative mask is a rounded knop; the feature below it is more extensive and probably incomplete. One reading might see a human figure with arms raised, the larger lower element representing its upper torso. Patches of black material coat the display face; often recorded as paint, this was perhaps linseed oil, a common treatment for metalwork in the 16th century. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600Height: 30.4mm, Width: 26.3mm, Thickness (clear of lugs): 2.9mm, Weight: 6.25gms.
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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