ornamented types usually have a rim or "band" of precious metal, generally of silver or silver gilt; the foot and the print being also of metal. there are examples with wooden covers, sometimes with a metal handle, such as the bute mazer or flemish and german mazers in the british museum. on the outside, but generally not the inside of the metal band there is often an inscription, religious, or convivial, and the print was also often decorated with a sculpted or engraved plare, and sometimes a gem. the bute mazer is one of the most elaborate to survive, with a three-dimensional reclining lion rising from the base, and enamelled coats of arms in a circle around it. saints, the religious monogram "ihs", and animals, often no doubt with heraldic significance, are other common decorations of the boss. many metal pieces that appear to be mazer bosses have been excavated. an example from york minster grants an indulgence of 40 days remission from purgatory for all who drink from it.