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Description: | Medieval cast copper alloy stud. It is flat and in the shape of a square topped shield with an integral rivet protruding from the centre of the back. The rivet is circular in section and tapers slightly towards the bent end. The front face is has incised decoration of a standing bird (close) with traces of red (gules) enamel and a gilded (or) background ie or a xxxx close gules, with xxx standing for the type of bird, probably a falcon. The face of the stud measures 21.2mm in length by 16.2mm in width, including the rivet it is 23.2mm thick, 2.1mm excluding it, and weighs 5.47 grams.Heraldic studs were used to decorate harness and other straps as well as scabbards and even tombs and were most popular from the later 13th to 14th centuries (Griffiths 1989:1). Ashley (2002:16) suggests a similar bird on a lozenge shaped stud may be decorative rather than specifically heraldic.
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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