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Description: | A cast lead-alloy mount probably, dating from the Late Medieval period.The cast piece takes the form of a stylised sun with six radiating, wavy rays. These rays are of triangular section, tapering towards their distal ends. A suboval perforation is located just off-centre. No traces of gilding survive on the upper surface, but this is a feature often seen on similar objects (for example, BH-001481).Diameter: 44mm; thickness: 4mm. Weight: 19.80g.Five similar pieces are illustrated by Mitchiner, who suggests they are Yorkist sun motifs (1986: 207). Stylistically similar mounts, albeit with crescentic surrounds, were found in Salisbury, where they were dated to the late 14th or 15th century (Spencer 1990: pp. 103 - 104 and 126, Figs. 237 - 239). The religious significance of the sun motif-it was associated both with Christ and with the Virgin Mary-is discussed by Spencer, who also notes its heraldic use by, for example, Richard II and Edward IV (ibid. 104).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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