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Description: | A flat backed, cast copper-alloy harness pendant hanger, half round in section and with the usual beaked and grooved terminals which are pierced for the fixing to the strap rivets, both of these domed iron rivets are still in place. The integral cast forks which formed the hinge were also drilled out on each side for the hinge pin, the end of the iron pin remains within the holes.
Griffiths in The Medieval Horse &its Equipment [1995] discusses these suspension mounts and the decorative pendants [p62]. He dates them to 12th century onwards, though by the late 14th century they apper to decline in use. | Subjects: | Suspension Mount | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Manning, Paul - independent detectorist, not member of club | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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