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BADGE
Unique ID: DENO-F35022
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Published 
TREASURE CASE 2012 T583: Incomplete Late Medieval silver-gilt badge in the form of a male boar. The boar is depicted in profile in a walking pose and facing left. Only the hind-quarters of the boar survive with the two hind-legs, tail and lower part of the back surviving. The bottom of the foremost back leg is broken and missing. Traces of gilding are present on the curl of the tail. The bristles, which run along the crest of the boar's back, are depicted via incised lines. The reverse of the badge is uneven and undecorated with a possible trace of solder for the pin fitting adjacent to the tail.
Dimensions: Length 9.45mm; Width 15.13mm; Thickness 1.63mm; Weight 0.6g
Discussion: The Boar was the livery badge of the household of Richard III. A more complete badge was found during the search for the Battle of Bosworth field which provides good evidence for the presence of a member of the king's personal household in the area. This badge is recorded on the database as LEIC-A6C834 (Treasure Case: 2009 T480). This item is more than 300 years old and composed of more than 10% precious metal, and therefore should be considered Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act 1996.
Author: C. Burrill (FLO Derbys & Notts)
Date: February 2013
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: The Collection, Lincoln
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2012T583
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1470
Date to: Circa AD 1485
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 9.45 mm
Width: 15.13 mm
Thickness: 1.63 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st May 2011 - Tuesday 31st May 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E7619
Treasure case number: 2012T583
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Wragby Area
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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