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Description: | A copper-alloy incomplete harness mount most likely to be medieval and of circa 14th century date. One terminal end of this mount survives and is rectangular in shape measuring 22mm in surviving length and 15mm in width. The complete terminal end has a central integral lug through which a rivet would have passed to allow this mount to be attached to a strap. The front face is decorated with a central Lion passant left within a circlular border there are small circular knops in the fields within and outside the circular border. The front face is also gilded. This design is perhaps more likely to be decorative than heraldic the mount was found in the same area as a complete harness pendant with an identical decorative design, see SF-891E43, it is therefore possible that these two harness fittings could have originated from the same horse harness.
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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