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Description: | Medieval copper alloy suspension arm and pendant bell from an eaborate piece of horse furniture, bent (probably originally) and distorted long circular-sectioned shank with filed faceted sides, one end is broken just beyond a slight collar. The other end has a slight collar at the springing of twin perforated lobes with copper alloy pin suspending copper alloy bell. The bell has a suspension loop at the end of a long shank and a body comprising four petals crimped inward, containing the corroded remains of an iron pea. Surviving length of arm (bent) 27mm, (unbent) 37mm. Length of bell 22mm. Diam of bell 11-12mm. See arms supporting pendants in a similar manner on an example of elaborate horse furniture from Bures St Mary, Suffolk in Martin, Pendleton and Plouviez (2004) Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History 40, 498, fig.149 A. 13th-14th century.
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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