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Description: | A damaged Medieval silver gilt mount depicting the seated Virgin with the infant Christ sat on her left knee. The mount has been cast in one piece, it has a flat cross section and a rough, unfinished reverse which suggests the object would have been permanently mounted against a surface such as wood. There is a broken circular lug protruding from the middle of the reverse.Mary is facing forward and is crowned and robed Her right arm is resting on her right knee. Her right arm is missing due to an old break. Mary's left arm is resting on her left knee and holding the seated baby Jesus with the left hand. Jesus is also facing forward with his left arm resting on his left knee and his right arm is raised probably in benediction. The object is gilded over both the front and side surfaces, though this has been worn away at the points of highest relief to reveal the silver below.A copper alloy mount depicting the same subject material has has been recorded on the database as a casket mount: LEIC-5EE195. There area also other objects depicting of the Madonna and child on the database (HAMP-ED6B74, SWYOR-4D8DF2, LANCUM-C5F611) dated to the Medieval period. There is also a silver gilt mount with similar construction and reverse attachment which possibly depicts Christ in the pose of the Man of Sorrows which has been dated to fifteenth or early sixteenth century (SUSS-236553). A such it is probable that this mount dates to the Late Medieval period.The mount is 28.1mm long, 11.6mm wide, 2.6mm thick and weighs 4.95 grams.
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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