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Description: | A copper-alloy medieval shield-shaped harness mount. The shield is of the common 'heater' shape, that is, with a flat top, and sides which curve steeply to a point. The mount features an integrally cast stud projecting for c. 6.1mm from a centre position. The stud has a hammered terminal and has a washer on it which suggests that the mount was attached to a soft or flexible material. The front of the mount is decorated heraldically thus: Gules three lions passant guardant surrounded by red enamel. These are the arms of England before AD 1340. Other examples can be found on the database SWYOR-2B8D12. Discussed in Griffiths Datasheet 12 no. 3a, and John Clark (ed.) Medieval Horse and Its Equipment (1995) p. 70 no. 77-78.The washer is 15.85mm long, 13.3mm wide, 0.8mm thick. The shield is 14.45mm long, 11.35mm wide and 8.15mm thick. It weighs 3.27grams.
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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