2024-03-28T16:24:13+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/703052/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/703052/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/703052/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/703052/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/703052/format/pdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/703052/format/rdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/703052703052IOW-3E25A3PAS54D3E25A001323UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT20.321.53.364.81IOW2015-2-93finder1POST MEDIEVAL17001900An incomplete copper-alloy unidentified object, possibly a mount, of probable post-Medieval date (c. 1700-c. 1900).
It is sub-oval in plan and in the form of a cherubic male face with a hollow rear. It has curls forming the hair. The eyes are deeply set beneath a relatively prominent brow, and the nose, mouth and chin are all quite small and close together. The cheeks are prominent and rounded, which give the face its cherubic appearance. There is a break just below the chin. The rear face has no obvious means of attachment.
This object is reddish brown with tiny flecks of green patina.
Height: 20.3mm; width: 21.5mm; thickness: 4.8mm. Weight: 3.36g.
The dating of cherubic mounts is often problematic since similar devices are utilised in both the Roman and Post-Medieval to Modern periods. However, the overall appearance of the hair and face, indicate that it is likely to be post-Medieval in date and therefore probably from the 18th-20th centuries AD.
Similar objects have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: BUC-B81DF4; DEV-CBB5E4; SF-F2C6E6; SF-4BE493; SF8645; SF-8DBEE6; SF-FAF633 and SF-FE380A.2015-02-05 21:36:262015-02-08 18:08:00412015-01-182015-01-181Certain11333636PAS54D3E25A00132372IOWCopper alloy10627IncompletePoorPOST MEDIEVALPMx41047p0gjgrs6sgxPOST MEDIEVALPMx41047p0gjgrs6sgxMetal detectorCircaCirca70447125469116722546941421Restricted AccessSZ3586SZ36SEIsle of Wight26350669101504082IOW2015293.JPG2110144Post-Medieval Unidentified ObjectThe Portable Antiquities Scheme4images/fbasford/South EastOperations to a depth greater than 0.25mCultivated landEuropean RegionUnitary AuthorityIsle of WightUnitary AuthorityIsle of WightCivil Parish50.6795-1.50593Restricted AccessReturned to finder97484