|
Date: |
|
Description: | Cast copper alloy harness pendant. A rectangular pendant with a large central hole. Decorated with an incised line and gilding on the front. the back is undecorated. An the middle of the top edge projects a suspension loop. this is probably part of an elaborate set of harness decorations, perhaps hanging from a decorative suspension mount and possible having another element attached at the central hole on the plate. Examples of such arrangements are illustrated and described in Ashley, S, 2002, "Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk" East Anglian Archaeology, report No. 101, p8, Nos. 20 & 22Date: Medieval - 12th to early 13th century.Dimensions: 26.83 mm x 17.80 mm x 6.37 mmWeight: 2.53 g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
|