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Description: | A post medieval lead alloy whistle dating to the 18th century. The whistle is cylindrical with a half cylindrical mouthpiece and a domed cap with a moulded collar around the bottom of the dome. There is an integral suspension loop attached to the dome. There is a crescent-shaped hole at the point where the body meets the mouthpiece with a slightly raised collar seperating the two. The dome is decorated in a curvillinear design on the top. Underneath the body and on the top of the mouthpiece is a moulded lozenge decoration with a curvilinear saltire behind. The crescent hole is decorated with radiating triangular designs on the top, whilst the mouthpiece is decorated in the same design which continues all the way round the opening. There are pellets running beneath the collar of the dome and the collar of the body. The shoulder connecting the body to the mouthpiece on the underneath is decorated in a lattice pattern. The suspension loop has been bent so that it almost 90 degrees to the stem that connects it to the whistle. Other than that it is in good condition.A parallel with almost identical decoration can be found on the PAS database: LON-8B61C5Dimensions: length: 27.07 mm; width: 9.70 mm; weight: 3.07g.
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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