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Description: | A cast copper-alloy harness fitting of the late Medieval period, probably 15th century or possibly later.The object is incomplete, missing perhaps 40%. What remains consists of a discoidal body with openwork separating the circular hoop from the central design. This is formed by four small arches that reate a cruciform shape bearing a forward bust in the centre. In depiction, the bust looks similar to the busts of 15th century English coinage. The hoop has two projecting tabs, each bearing a circular perforation. One is at 1 o'clock and the other is at 9 o'clock. It is uncertain is 1 or two more tabs are missing from the incomplete object. The hoop is decorated in a twisted cable effect, and one tab (the one at 9 o'clock) appears to have a shell-like motif. The reverse is flat and undecorated. There are traces of tinning on the surface.
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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