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Description: | A pair of copper-alloy objects found in the vicinity of each other: plausibly adjoining elements of the same medieval heraldic mount.The first element is small and shield-shaped. From the centre of the top of the 'heater' shaped shield is a protrusion which is now vestigial after an old break (W.: 2.55mm). While the lower surface of the object is flat, the upper surface is moulded in low relief with three lions going left: the arms of England. Traces of gilt survive on the lions. They are within a field of red enamel and can be described heraldically as 'gules three lions passant guardent [Or]'. These national arms post date c. 1198 (Ashley 2002, 8), and are commonly found on harness pendants and studs of the 13th and 14th centuries. The lower surface of the artefact is corroded and features traces of gilding. Dimensions: L.: 18.8mm, W.: 11.6mm, Th.: 2.4mm, Wt.: 2.275gThe second element is a mount consisting of a bar of semicircular cross-section terminating in a convex lobe with central perforation. The bar tapers from the lobe (W.: 4.3mm) to a width of c. 2.55mm at a break. The mount is a corroded red-brown colour with traces of gilt overlying. Dimensions: L.: 45.5mm, W.: 13.35mm, Th.: 3.45mm, Wt.: 2.275gThe shield-shaped element is very small even compared to the smallest heraldic harness pendants and studs. Given that we do not know how the object continued after the break, and the fact that it is the same width as the second element, it is suggested that the two may have formed part of the same original 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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