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Description: | Copper alloy Object, possibly an Implement Handle. Incomplete cast handle, flared at that end with a flat broken stub of a lozenge section shank. Complex moulded decoration comprises a symmetrical trifid figure resembling a fleur de lis with a very low central petal, from which a pair of comma shaped objects (one lost) sprang. Features below the lis resemble the eyes of a human mask viewed face on, with the lis possibly serving as a jester's hat. The nature of the implement is uncertain; the finder kindly suggests it to be a pipe tamper, but this reporter considers the ambiguous style of decoration may be a little earlier. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700.Length: 37.6mm, Width: 29.7mm, Thickness (base of handle): 12mm, Weight: 18.30gms.
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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