Record ID: NCL-E57D75
Object type: ESCUTCHEON
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy escutcheon from a vessel of the Roman or Medieval period. The object is sub-circular in plan and the outward face is slightly convex. The top edge has broken off but presumably would have formed a hook or suspension loop to take a handle. The concave underside has traces of soldering.
Created on: Tuesday 8th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 8th July 2010
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Record ID: LANCUM-7C0D48
Object type: ESCUTCHEON
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Roman Escutcheon with a circular ring with small moulded head ornamentation beneath the ring. It would have been soldered to the sides of a metal bowl. Many examples from this period are decorated with the face of an ox but this example has possibly a human face. It has a hollow back and 3 lobed plate. There were usually 3 or 4 on a bowl. Late Roman vessels often have round openwork escutcheons from the late 4th and early 5th centuries. The tradition of bowls with escutcheons seems to have been a feature of the Iron Age and this example may well be Romano-British escutcheons are w…
Created on: Wednesday 9th September 2009
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2017
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