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Description: | A complete but worn cast copper alloy medieval horse harness mount or stud dating from the 13th to 15th century AD. The mount is lozenge-shaped in plan and has an integrally cast shank on the reverse. This shank would have been inserted through a strap. The mount bears arms, although extensive searching has not yet identified the owner. The blazon is: Vairy or and gules, on a bend azure, three wolf's / boar's / lion's / bear's heads erased or. Traces of gilding remain (gold = or), and some red (gules) and blue (azure) enamel also survives. Further research to attempt to identify the arms is ongoing. This style of mount dates from c. AD 1250-1400.
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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