Record ID: NMGW329 - POST MEDIEVAL unidentified object

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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: NMGW329

Object type certainty: Certain

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Possible ornamental plant holder or piece of garden furniture made from some form of copper alloy (probably either brass or bronze). It consists of a three-finned spike which tapers to a point at one end, while at the other is connected, through a narrowing shoulder, into a decorative terminal. The terminal takes the form of the head of a fabulous beast with a short elephant-like trunk and a simple interlace collar around its neck; the spike protruding from its open mouth. The animal head terminal is incomplete being broken across the neck of the beast. Study of this break shows evidence of the ends of three or four integral rivets which have also broken and presumably once connected the spike to whatever it was attached to. The style of the animal head terminal, although superficially similar to medieval and Viking iconography, is suggestive of a Victorian or early twentieth century date (medieval revivalism was popular during this period).

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Post AD 1800
Date to: Ante AD 1920

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Method of discovery: Gardening [scope notes]
General landuse: Other [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Garden [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 1985

Personal details

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Recorded by: Philip MacDonald - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Philip MacDonald - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: NMGWPA: 2000.21.1

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