Cast Lead Medallion from Fillongley

1 Found by metal detectorist in the area of Didgley Brook. The piece is discoid, and some 47mm in diameter; there is no evidence for any suspension hole. The reverse has a series of wavy lines in low relief over the hole surface and it is possible that this was intended to represent water. Equally this may have been the result of the casting process. The medallion front is of the greatest interest. The scene is undoubtedly Abraham about to slay his son Isaac upon the wood set for firing a burnt offering to God. Abraham appears to be dressed in Neo-Classical garb which suggests this work is not later than the 17th century and might possibly be late Elizabethan. Its exact purpose or relevance is obscure.