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Description: | A complete copper-alloy horse harness pendant suspension mount with an attached complete copper-alloy harness pendant. Measuring 49.4mm in total length and 15.6mm in width. Both the pendant suspension mount and the pendant itself are the same size and shape, both have a rectangular shaft and then flare into a rounded scallop shape, with notched edges. The suspension mount has a central circular perforation, measuring 2.8mm in diameter, through its scallop shaped rounded terminal. Through this perforation a rivet would have originally attached the mount to a harness strap. The scallop shaped terminal has notched edges and raised lines radiating from the rectangular shaped shaft, which is also decorated with transverse lines, traces of gilding can be seen on the front face of the suspension mount. The rectangular shaft at the base of suspension mount is folded backwards and has a rectangular longitudinal slot through it, a horizontal copper-alloy bar remains in situ through the fold. Attached to this bar is the pendant. Which has a suspension loop set at 90 degrees to the plane of the pendant, a short rectangular shaft and a rounded scallop shaped terminal, with notched edges and raised lines radiating from the rectangular shaft. Traces of gilding can also be seen on the front face. This harness suspension mount and pendant is medieval and probably 13th to 15th century in date.
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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