Gorget 1600
Gorget. Formerly part of a pair of munions. Formed of 2 plates, one front and one rear, attached by a rivet on the left and keyhole on the right. Smooth finish. Rolled edge at the neck hole. Neck hole unusually wide with almost no rise at the neck. Originally part of a black and white munion (signs of the bands are visible on the inside and traces on the outside). Thje form of the neck and location of holes including in the roll indicate that this piece has undergone some interesting changes during its life. My guess is that the changes were working life since there is no good reason for a collector or dealer to change things this way. Originally this piece would have had neck lames - either 2 or 3 each front and back. Likely when the decorative bands were bashed out, the upper lames were lost and the upper edge of the main plates were rolled. This would have turned a reasonably nice mid to late 16th c. gorget into a pretty crude 17th c. gorget.
Weight: 1 pound 13.2 ounces (820g).
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