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Description: | Medieval copper alloy chamfrain roundel or mount. The decorative mount would have been attached to the chamfrain (armour worn on the head of a horse) at the centre of the horse's forehead.
The mount is octagonal in plan. Each of the eight sections are raised in the centre, so that when viewed in section, the appearance is a 'zig zag'. At the centre is a small circular hole, through which a boss is attached with a pin.
The outer side of the mount is decorated with a double line of incised running triagles. The first line is 3mm from the outside edge, the second is 10mm from the outside edge. The back of the mount is plain.
At the centre is a circular domed boss, measuring 15mm in diameter and 9mm in height. In the centre of the boss is a hole. A pin, bent double has been passed through both the hole in the boss and the hole in the centre of the mount, thus connecting the boss to the mount. The two ends of the pin protrude from the back of the mount.There are traces of iron corrosion at the tips of the pin.
The edges of the mount are worn and it has been varnished, but overall the item is in reasonable condition. | 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 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Danielle Wootton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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