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Description: | Cast copper alloy mount with suspension loop, probably a hanger for a harness pendant. The mount has a rectangular plate with three rivet holes spaced along it (one in the centre, one near each end). From the centre of the lower edge projects a U shaped piece with a central slot which has been bent over to the back creating a double loop filled with iron corrosion. The loops could have held a bar from which something could be suspended and swing freely in the slot; this is the typical arrangement on harness pendant hangers. The front of the plate is decorated gilding and what appears to be incised floriate decoration with zigzag infilling.One end is bent over but it is c.65mm long, 33.1mm wide, 5.7mm thick and weighs 16.38 grams. It is likely to be 13th or 14th century in date.
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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