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MIRROR CASE

Unique ID: HAMP1255

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Cast copper-alloy mirror case. Complete. Two slightly convex discs, each with a single lug on one side and a pair on the other. Hinged by a single copper-alloy rivet. The stamped decoration on both discs consists of an outline of a lozenge with slightly concave sides in double lines of punched, opposed triangles, with a pair of straight lines running diametrically between the lugs. No trace of the mirror or cement survives. Black patina. Surfaces lightly scratched.

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Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 42 mm
Diameter: 30.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2001

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration method: Stamped

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: HAMPSHIRE BISHOPS WALTHAM

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F.	1991	Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991)	London	Stationery Office Books	361	nos. 1714-16 fig. 241

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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