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Description: | A copper-alloy harness pendant suspension mount of Medieval (probably late 13th to 14th century) date.The mount has two horizontal arms, and a vertical arm which extends upwards from the central point. The left hand horizontal arm is intact but slightly bent; the vertical arm is bent to the right and its terminal has become detached, but is still present; the right hand horizontal arm has also lost its terminal and this was not recovered. The arms appear to have been of roughly equal form and length. They are of semi-circular section with a slight decrease in width towards the distal end. Here, there is a flattened teminal with a moulded collar and a convex outer side, at the centre of which is a pointed-oval projection. Within each terminal is a circular rivet hole. The suspension element protrudes downwards from beneath the vertical arm. It consists of an integrally cast tab with a vertical central slit. This tab has been bent backwards, forming a loop into which the axis bar has been fitted. This tab would have been attached to the front of the mount by a rivet, the hole for which is visible at the centre. The hanger from the attached pendant sits within the suspension mount's central slit, held in place by the axis bar. Beneath this hanger is a bifurcated protrusion (the left hand side damaged), each side containing a hole, presumably for a further axis bar.The surfaces of the mount are heavily corroded and there is no trace of a surface coating. The object measures 93.6mm wide, 83.4mm high and 7.9mm thick. The weight is 29.05g.
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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