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Description: | Medieval (14th to 16th CenturiesAD) badge/mount: The copper alloy uniface artefact is sub-circular with the design consisting of a winged lion passant (on four legs, front paw raised), with wings inverted (pointing downwards) openwork design. The face is unclear. The reverse of the artefact is plain and undecorated, with a central possible mounting point. The badge has an incomplete mid to dark green coloured patina with large patches of corrosion on both faces. On the outer face there are traces of gilding. The upper edge of the artefact is abraded. The artefact measures 33.7mm in length, 33.26mm wide and 3.93mm thick. It weighs 14.3 grams.As the badge or possible mount displays a winged lion, it may mean that this is a depiction of the evangelist St Mark. It could be envisioned that this artefact was one of a set of four (the others being a man, a bull and an eagle for St Luke, St Matthew and St John) that adorned the four corners of the casket's or box lid, possibly a reliquary. Similar mounts are recorded on thePAS database,LVPL-F667A7and SUSS-7B8062 and have been dated to the Late Medieval period (14th to 16th CenturiesAD). It is probable that this is a badge or mount and is of a similar date based on the style, use of gilding and condition, but a comparable dated reference has not been found yet.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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