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Description: | Lead Pendant. Cast disc with a punched countersunk aperture of diameter 2mm close to its edge and the opposite edge bevelled, though on the other side. A crudely inscribed design on the side from which the hole was punched comprises a circle with a cross within it, with three shorter strokes extending from the lower arm of the cross, one to the right (as viewed) respecting the circular border, and two to the left passing across it. The other side bears a smaller and even more erratically incised circle with more deeply knife-cut cross and saltire superimposed. The disc is unpatinated and the incised details on its surfaces are crisp, suggesting either a recent date or recent disturbance from a sealed context. The motif on the first side described might resemble the ancient sunray symbol of cross and circle, with additions resembling runic lettering. However, and given the fresh condition of the object, the other side may equally represent the Union flag, and it appears from the bevelling that this was the side intended to be viewed. The latter design is rarely combined with a circular motif, though a Union flag with central wreath was a common form taken by the King's Standard carried before a Regiment of Foot from the mid 18th century onwards, and an allusion to such a motif is possible. Suggested date: probably Post-Medieval, 1750-1900.Diameter: 18mm, Thickness: 2.6mm, Weight: 5.20gms.
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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