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Description: | A copper-alloy medieval circa 14th century harness mount. This mount is rectangular in shape with a central roughly square decorative element and a hooked end to one terminal. It measures 54.7mm in length and 7.6mm in width across the shaft and 12.3mm in width across the central decorative element. The back face of this mount is flat and the front face rounded. One terminal is rounded with a rivet hole in its centre and a terminal projecting knob. The other terminal has a square end with a central rivet hole and then a central projection which is rectangular in shape and curves over towards the front face to form a hook, now bent slightly to one side. The shaft before either terminal has a central longitudinal ridge and there is a transverse ridge between the shaft and the terminal itself. The central decorative element measures 13.7mm in length and 12.3mm in width. It has a central cross-shaped motif, two of the arms, being a continuation of the central longitudinal ridge running down the shaft. Each quarter of the cross has a recessed heart-shaped moulding, within these there is enamel. Two adjacent heart-shapes have red enamel within them and the other two have blue enamel within them. There are also traces of gilding on the front face of the mount.
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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