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Description: | An incomplete and worn copper-alloy harness pendant suspension mount most likely to be medieval and 12th-early 13th century in date. This suspension mount has incomplete egdes, which are now worn.
It is roughly circular in shape and measures 31.5mm in diameter. It has a central circular domed boss on its front face which is hollow on the back face. Around this there is a six-pointed star which has small circular indnentaions arranged at randomn in the field around it. It is likely that the edges of this suspension mount would have been shaped originally, perhaps with four or more rounded knops. There is gilding on the field behind the star.
The base of the mount has two rectangular projections which have been folded backwards to form two opposing loops, a possibly iron bar would have passed horizontally through these loops originally and a harness pendant would have hung from this.
This harness pendant suspension mount is similar in style and design, having a star radiating from a central boss, with a field of small circular indentations behind it, to examples from Norfolk which are believed to be of a similar date (Ashley 2002, 6-7, fig 6-7, nos 7, 10, and 12). | 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: | 1100
1250 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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