Hanging-bowl escutcheon disc

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Hanging-bowl escutcheon disc

Description

A disc known as the The Oxford Disc in enamelled bronze. It is slightly concave and is decorated with a central triskele swirling out into three spirals ending in a trumpet. The decoration is filled in with red and yellow enamel. This disc is a decorative mount for a hanging-bowl. It was reused as a disc pendant. There is a single perforation near the edge. Irish/English.

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