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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Medieval multiple ornament suspension mount for the attachment of horse harness pendants, dated to c. 14th century.The mount consists of three rectangular loops set into a bar with rivet holes between them. One end of the bar is missing beyond the final loop. The other end extends beyond the loop with a rivet hole and ends in a small spike finial. The mount is square in section and is slightly curved. The mount measures 67.0mm in length, 8.7mm high, 5.1mm thick and weighs 8.1 grams.A similar mount is illustrated in Read 2001, p. 51, fig. 30, no. 399.
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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