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Description: | A copper-alloy heraldic harness mount of probable 14th century AD date. The plate is quatrefoil with four points, one between each of the convex sections. The upper surface has raised decoration consisting of a lion passant within a square box at the centre. A fleur-de-lis extends outwards from each of the four sides of the square. The gaps in between this raised design were filled with red enamel, of which approximately half survives. The reverse is plain and flat and has a projecting lug at its centre. This lug is circular in section, is slightly bent, and has a squared-off end. The plate measures 28.5mm wide by 29.8mm high and 3.1mm thick. The overall depth (including the lug) is 13.6mm. The weight is 15.17g. A similar mount was found at Billingsgate, London, and suggested to date from after 1340 AD, as this was when Edward III encorporated the English lion and the French fleurs-de-lis into the Royal arms (see ref.).
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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