Record ID: SUR-07E25F
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy badge with a five petalled flower in the centre, surrounded by a legend in three concentric circles reading from the outside in: WHEN THE PEOPLE WILLINGLY / OFFERED THEMSELVES / SURREY 1914. In smaller characters below the 1914 in the centre are the words Judges V 2. This is a biblical reference to the text of the legend as it appears in the Book of Judges 5:2: "When the princes in Israel take the lead, when the people willingly offer themselves-- praise the LORD". The reverse of the badge is blank and has the remnant of a fixing or pin lug towards the top edge. The …
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2019
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Record ID: WMID-031AEE
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: MODERN
County: Birmingham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy and silver-plated bracelet dating to the Modern period (c. AD 1950-2010). The bracelet is comprised of a rectangular sheet of metal curved round to form a C-shape to make the main body of the object. Affixed onto the outer face are two parallel lines of four bow motifs in relief at both terminal ends, interspersed with blue and red stones set in raised cup-like recesses. In the centre of the bracelet are two possible zoomorphic fixtures also in relief on either side of a raised inscription in Hindi or Sanskrit. The inscription is repeated across two lines. So f…
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 24th October 2018
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