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Description: | A Medieval copper alloy horse harness mount (12th-13th century). The mount consists of a decorated oval plaque with two projecting arms - one from the middle of each of the longer sides of the oval. One of the arms is broken and missing and the break has the same dark green patina as the surface of the object. The remaining arm has been curved back on itself and twisted ?damaged in antiquity. The decoration on the oval plaque features a backward-looking beast with plumed tail raised and resting on its back; and the fore and rear limbs folded beneath the body. The features of the animal are depicted by incised lines. The body of the beast is decorated with horizontal pairs of bands and in between those are short vertical stabbed decoration. The background to the beast has been crosshatched, ?keying for enamel. The reverse of the plaque is plain. Dimensions: length: 30.00m; width: 27.50mm; thickness: 3.50mm; weight: 16.41g. Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology Report no. 101. Archaeology and Environment Division, Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service, Norfolk.
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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