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Description: | A worn cast copper-alloy medieval harness stud or mount. The artefact consists of a quatrefoil head and bent, integrally cast stud projecting for c. 19.0mm from just off centre on the reverse face. The stud tapers from a diameter of 6.95mm at its junction with the body of the mount, to one of 3.9mm just before its terminal which has been hammered flat. The stud travels upwards towards a level with the high point of the head, with a slight correction at its terminal. The front of the mount is decorated heraldically with a field covering the totality of the face. The device is worn and corroded, but consists of a large 'heater' shaped shield bearing the three lions passant guardent of England. The lions may have been gilded within a red field; traces of red enamel still survive. By comparison with a similar mount recorded on this database (IHS-11E882), the ground surrounding the shield is likely to have been blue and featured three fleurs-de-lys, one above the shield and one either side (cf. a quatrefoil pendant illustrated in Ashley 2002, 21; ref. 207). The enamel has degraded significantly and the metal has corroded to a red-brown colour. As Ashley (2002, 9) states, such objects would have been mounted on reins or harness-straps.
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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