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Description: | A fragment of a Medieval monumental brass.The flat-sectioned fragment retains one straight side and part of an inward curve but, due to having been broken off a larger piece, is otherwise irregular. One of the flat surfaces of the brass retains part of a recessed inscription which includes the complete letters 'bn' and part of two or three further letter fragments above and below. The lettering is a good example of Late Medieval Blackletter, or Gothic Script. The re-use of the piece is attested by the presence of further recessed letters on the opposite side of the brass, again in Blackletter, executed at 180 degrees to those on the other surface, and reading '(...)O' above '(...)M'. It could be speculated, given the surviving letters and the form of the fragments of the associated letters, that this second inscription may be part of the phrase 'ANNO DOMINI'. Parts of at least two circular rivet holes perforate the plaque.Length: 44mm; height: 33.9mm; thickness: 3.3mm; weight: 22.2g.The general form of this piece suggests a 14th to early 16th century date, as does the use of Gothic script. It is likely that it was originally fitted within a recess in a stone floor monument. Similar pieces on the PAS database include NMS-EE1748 and NMS-A3D9E6.
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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