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Description: | A copper-alloy horse harness mount. This mount is circular in shape measuring 40.5mm in diameter. It has one surviving oval shaped knop with a circular perforation through it, the opposite side of the mount is damaged but it is likely that an identical knop existed on the other side. There knops would have been the means by which this mount was attached to the harness. The front face has a central circular boss this is now dented. Surrounding the boss the front face is decorated with many circular ring and dot impressions. The back face is smooth and undecorated it is concave in the area where the boss projects from the front face. Similar mounts have been discovered in Norfolk and are believed to be Medieval and 12th or early 13th century in date (Ashley 2002, 5-6).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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