Medieval 'Foliate' Mirror Case Lid 016596

Medieval 'Foliate' Mirror Case Lid 016596
Medieval 'Foliate' Mirror Case Lid
Copper-alloy, 23.83 grams, 40.86 mm. A medieval mirror-case lid cast with a recess in the lower face, and the hinge-lug at the rear. The raised design consists of a central pentagon with three-lobed extension; around this is a continuous scalloped band of lobes and trefoils. Reference: cf. mirror-cases in Egan, G. & Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 1150-1450, Woodbridge, 2002 p.362 item 1715. Good very fine condition. Provenance: found near Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
 
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