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Description: | A Medieval small two-prong star-shaped belt mount. A nearly complete Medieval cast copper alloy "star" shaped decorative mount, dating to the Medieval period (about 1500-1700). The mount is star-shaped in design with eight projections with rounded ends, which curve downwards. The undecorated reverse face has two integrally cast spiked lugs which are curved to grip the leather; one of the lugs is broken. Length 14.1mm, width 13.3mm, thickness 5.2mm,1.9 weight 1.10g. According to Egan (2005, p39) 'Some standard forms familiar from the medieval period...continued into the 17th century on horse equipment...' often indicated by two prongs. Hence, it is likely that instead of similar mounts with separate rivets common to the Medieval period, this type of mount was more likely to have been used on horse harnesses during the Post Medieval period. Cf. Reed 2001, Fig. 19-37.Cf. Read 2001, Figs. 19-20 for asymmetrically shaped mounts with integrally cast spikes.
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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