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Description: | Cast copper-alloy heraldic mount/stud. Circular, with robust square-sectioned shank set off-centre on reverse (the shank measures 7.5 x 7.5mm tapering to 4 x 4mm and is bent). The decoration on the upper surface consists of a crudely incised circular border around the edge, with traces of enamel, possibly red, surviving. There is a central shield-shaped recessed area with engraved detail, much of which is difficult to identify. Coat of Arms: pale, three cross-crosslets, three chevrons pale, three cross-crosslets (dexter); per fess, one unidentifiable, two (at least two) quadrupeds passant guardant sinister. Poorly engraved. Heavily worn.
Heraldic mounts are most commonly shield-shaped, or occasionally shield-shaped within a square and therefore this example, being circular, would appear to be more unusual. Due to the robusticity of this example, the most likely explanation of function is that it was a harness mount. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1300
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Sally Worrell | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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