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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy medieval horse harness suspension mount. The flat sub-rectangular mount has cut off corners. Down the left and right edges is a symmetrical panel with two incomplete rivet holes and a decorated background of incised cross-hatching. In the centre of the mount is a square with a cast relief design of a crowned lion passant guardant and the background contains the remains of red enamel. Integral to the base of the mount is a rectangular strip terminating with a point, made into a loop, with a slot in the centre to create two lugs. However, one side of the strip is broken, so only one loop remains. The mount is extremely worn and the top edge has sustained some damage and is now folded backwards. The surviving length is 46.4mm, the width is 55.7mm, the thickness is 1.8mm and the weight is 25.52g.
Another mount, very similar to was found in the same field, about 20-30 yards away and is recorded as NLM-F522F8. However, the condition of the other mount is much better than this mount. | Subjects: | Suspension Mount | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Staves, Lisa - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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A complete cast copper alloy…
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