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Description: | Copper alloy heraldic harness fitting, this consists of an oval cross section double arched frame that would slot onto a harness strap. The outside arms of the frame have a slight downward curve that is flattened out at the tip with a slight upwards kick (the lower arm is distorted). The central arm of the frame has a rivethole, through which a shield shaped heraldic mount has been secured via an integral rivet. This mount is decorated with the heraldic device of a lion rampant held within a double linear border with a diagonal line passing from upper left to lower right (a lion rampant within a double tressure overall a bend). The surface of the frame and shield mount has been gilded
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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