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Description: | A copper-alloy arched pendent mount of probable 13th to 15th century AD date. Such mounts were designed to attach purses or knives to girdles. For a full discussion of their depiction see G. Egan and F. Pritchard; 1991; pp. 219-224.
The main part of this piece has a horizontal bottom edge and three inverted arches above. At each end the sides angle upwards steeply and turn again at a right angle, before terminating in a zoomorphic head. Each head is heavily stylised, with a mouth, nose, brow ridge and ear all depicted through the use of cast or incised grooves. The surfaces of the object show signs of having been filed.
The mount measures 49mm long, 11.9mm wide and 2.3mm thick. The weight is 3.77g. | Subjects: | Arched pendent | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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