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Description: | An incomplete mirror case of medieval date. Only one quarter of the mirror case survives. It was originally circular with a flat rim around the circumference. A looped catch projects from the surviving fragment which would have acted as a catch to keep the two halves of the case together. The interior of the remaining case is missing any trace of the original mirror. The surface of the case isdecorated with a curved line flanked by two opposing rows of outward pointing chevrons.Similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database as: SWYOR-0365A4, WILT-36955B and DENO-824AE3. Parallels are also illustrated in Egan and Pritchard (2002), p.362, fig.241 in which it is stated that robust cast copper alloy mirror cases of this type were mass-produced throughout the medieval period.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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