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Description: | A damaged and incomplete cast copper-alloy probable harness pendant suspension mount of medieval date (c. 14th century). It is effectively a bar mount with an expanded centre in the form of a moulded six-pointed star. Each end is rounded with the usual perforation and a long, pointed knop; the rivets have been lost. These terminals are divided from the horizontal element by a double cusp. On the upper surface of the central element the star is slightly recessed and has a six-petalled flower in its centre; this latter is also recessed with a central pellet. These recessed 'cells' may once have been filled with enamel. The lower edge of the central element is fairly abraded and may have protruded into loops for suspending a harness pendant. The lower surface of the mount is flat; the upper surface has bevelled edges. The object has been bent in profile, with one half bent upwards in particular, along with the tip of the other end. It has corroded to a red-brown colour with large areas of light-green and off-white corrosion product. This artefact is directly comparable with SWYOR-C601B3, SF-C44792 recorded on this database.
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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