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POST MEDIEVAL WEIGHT
A complete cast lead weight of post-medieval date. The weight is in the form of a human face with young features, similar to that of a cherub. The face consists of ovate recesses for eyes which appear to have faint traces of incised detail, a slight protruding nose which has been compressed and disfigured, and a horizontal mouth moulding. Uneven moulding around the top of the head represents hair …
Subject
- archaeology - POST MEDIEVAL
Type of item
- WEIGHT
Medium
- Lead
- Lead
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Creation date
- 1500
- 1500
Places
- United Kingdom; York; York
Identifier
- YORYM-FE22C7
Year
- 1500
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T15:54:04.279Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T17:50:36.153Z