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Description: | Copper-alloy suspension mount for a horse-harness pendant. The mount is basically square with a lobe in the centre of each edge to form an octofoil; it is slightly convex with a hollowed reverse. There is a large separate copper-alloy rivet in the centre, with a long shank on the reverse for attachment to the harness. There are two integral arms below, both now incomplete, which form the hinge for suspending the pendant. The front of the mount is mostly covered with a very degraded blue substance which extends onto the arms; it looks a little like enamel, but is probably a type of copper corrosion. Square suspension mounts of this flimsy construction are known from as early as the 12th century, but they may continue into the 14th. | Subjects: | pendant suspension mount | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Daubney, Adam - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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