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Description: | A worn cast copper-alloy decorative harnes mount or pendant of probable Medieval date. It comprises a disc shaped plate with integral rectangular arm at the top, which is triangular in section and terminates in a globular knop. On the back face of the terminal knop is an integral rivet that is cylindrical in form with a flattened oval shaped tip. The front face of the plate has moulded and enamelled decoration comprising a raised central oval shaped motif depicting a human or animal face, surrounded by a recessed field containing red enamel. The entire object is worn with copper-alloy corrosion an encrustation visible. It measures 27.57mm in length, 16.64mm in width/diameter, 3.53mm in thickness (9.25mm at rivet) and 5.04g in weight.This is a harness mount or pendant, probably not heraldic in form but rather decorative and seemingly anthropomorphic or zoomorphic in nature. It is likely to date to the Medieval period, c.1300-1500 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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An incomplete cast copper-alloy mount…
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