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Description: | Incomplete and very unusual gilt mount from Medieval horse harness or furniture, or possibly a harness pendant, circular (33mm, 1.5-2mm thick) openwork, with part of the upper edge (and perhaps a suspension-loop) missing, depicting a fabulous bird or bird-like creature with head reguardant, curling tendrils projecting from the neck, foot or claw and large bifurcated feathered tail. Engraved rocker-arm detail defining limbs, eye and feathers and pecked dots on the body. The gilding is in remarkably good condition. The tendrils springing from the neck are reminiscent of those found on Ringerike style beasts, however, the general feel and form of the object is close to a number of recent finds of probable twelfth-century horse furniture from Norfolk, such as a suspension mount for a pendant from Whissonsett (HER 31800), pendants from Old Catton (HER 24898), Bawburgh (HER 40532) and Postwick (HER 20434) and a mount from Burnham Market (HER 32087). Late 11th-12th century. | 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: | 1050
1200 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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