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Description: | A copper-alloy medieval circa 14th century harness set consisting of the pendant with the harness suspension mount. Both the mount and the pendant are roughly the same size and shape, they have a lozenge-shaped centre with a rounded knop projecting from each side of the lozenge, creating a rectangular shape overall. The suspension mount measures 19.7mm in length and 11.1mm in width. It has two opposing oval lobes with a horizontal copper-alloy bar through them, the pendant hangs from this bar via its suspension loop. The front face of the mount is decorated with a lozenge shape, delimited by small crescent shaped indentations, there is a recessed quatrefoil in the centre of the lozenge shape, with a circular rivet hole at either end of this. The rounded knops are decorated with triangular indentations along their inner edges. Thre are also traces of what mught be a white metal coating and also tiny fragments of what may be enamel within the recessed quatrefoil. The pendant, including the suspension loop, measures 21.3mm in length and 12.1mm in width. It is more worn than the mount but has the same decorative design on its front face. It too has traces of probably decayed enamel within the central recessed quatrefoil.
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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