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Description: | Cast copper alloy harness mount of probable medieval date (1400-1550). The front of the mount is lozenge (diamond) shaped in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. The edges of the front face are slightly beveled. It measures 29.1mm in length, 20.6mm in width, and it is 2.3mm thick. It weighs 3.25 grams. The reverse of the mount has an integrally moulded spike, which is sub-rectangular in plan and section. It measures 5.6mm in length, 3mm in width and is 2.6mm thick. This spike tapers along most of its length and terminates is a broken point. The design on the front of the mount consists of four circular recessed holes arranged in a square. These would probably have been filled with either a coloured paste or enamel. These four hollows are enclosed by a circle of incised annulets or hollow circles arranged in a chain. At each corner are a series of cast projections or lobes; these are circular or made up of circles in an irregular trefoil. Both the front face and the rear have been gilt. Some of this has been lost through abrasion. The rear face of the mount is plain. The harness mount has a mid green abraded patina with patches of light green inactive corrosion on all surfaces. It has also been abraded in the soil, hence its slightly asymmetrical appearance. Similar horse-harness pendants have been dated to the middle of the medieval period, specifically the 14th century (Griffiths: 1986: Horse Harness Pendants. Finds Research Group Data Sheet 5). Similar examples can also be seen in Brian Read's book: 'Metal Artefacts from Antiquity' pp 27 and 32 cat. No. 249-250.
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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