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Description: | Complete copper alloy harness mount of the fourteenth century. Length 17mm, width 50mm and 4mm thick. Weight 8.49g.The central section of the horizontal part is triangular in cross-section, flat at the rear. This section is separated from the lobed and perforated terminals by double cusped mouldings. Each lobe, which is perforated, has a pointed knop. Mid-way along the central section is a short integral element which is also triangular in cross-section. This element terminates with two perforated lobes to accommodate a pendant. The perforations have the remains of an iron hinge bar. The front of the mount has traces of gilding and the rear is completely flat.
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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