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Description: | A medieval copper alloy figurative openwork mount in the shape of a fleur-de-lis, dating to the 14th century. The fleur-de-lis is finely moulded to the upper surface, however the reverse is flat and undecorated. There are two large holes with a diameter of 2.3mm in each of the lower feathers, while between these and just above the tail is a double band of beading. Two copper alloy rivets remain in situ; one off-centre in the central feather, the other centrally-placed in the tail. Both these rivet holes are hollowed to the reverse. The metal has a smooth dark-green patina. The mount is 17.55mm long, 12.9mm wide, 2.7mm thick and weighs 1.27g.Several parallels to this mount have been published, including no.1084 in Egan and Pritchard (1991), p.201, fig.126, and no.134 in Read (2001), p.17, fig.11. The former is unphased while the latter dates to the 14th century. Similar examples on the database include SWYOR-5557DB and SWYOR-EF00A2.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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