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Description: | A worn cast copper-alloy probable medieval harness stud or mount. The artefact consists of a trefoil head and the vestiges of an integrally cast stud projecting just off centre on the reverse face. The head is wider than it is long. Its upper surface is decorated heraldically within an external border. The device is three fleurs-de-lis with basal knop emanating from a central point. The recessed field around would probably have been enamelled, although no traces survive. The metal has corroded to a dark red-brown colour with patches of dark green corrosion product. As Ashley (2002, 9) states, such objects would have been mounted on reins or harness-straps.
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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