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Description: | A medieval cast copper-alloy gilded horse harness pendant and mount. The pendant is of moulded fleur-de-lis form with the centre feather extending into a suspension loop (with a collar between) which is at right angles to the pendant (L. with loop 24.2mm, without 18.3mm; W.: 15.8mm, Th.: 2.1mm). This is attached to a suspension mount which is also shaped like a fleur-de-lis with the base extended into a hinge formed by folding the plates with a slot in it to form two loops which hold the in situ axis bar (L.: with hinge 25.9mm, without 19.4mm; W.: of mount 15.7mm, W. of hinge 10.5mm; Th.: of mount 2.8mm, Th.: of hinge 6.1mm). There is a rivet hole in the centre of the mount, and another in the centre of the pendant, suggesting that it was part of a larger decorative item. A similar set but with different attachment holes is illustrated in Read (2001, 57; ref. 459), and two near-identical sets are on this database, SWYOR-FB4C06 and SF-7EB398. This are dated to the 14th to 15th century AD.
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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