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Description: | A cast copper alloy mount with a suspended pendant loop of Medieval or Post Medieval date. It comprises a rectangular plate from which a narrower rectangular strip projects downwards, bending back behind the plate where it slightly expands before narrowing to a point, forming a lozenge shaped terminal. A copper alloy rivet, integrally cast to the reverse of the front plate runs through a hole in this terminal and would have held the fitting to the strap. The rivet has a square head. A broken copper alloy loop, probably pentagonal, and D shaped in section, is suspended through the bent strip. The plate measures 16.8mm in lenth, 13.9mm in width at the front section, 8.5mm wide at the lozenge back section and the strip between is 6.5mm wide. The plate measure 2.3mm thick, and the front and back plate together are 7mm thick. The loop measures 11.1mm long, 11.6mm wide and 2.66mm thick. Overall, the strap fitting measures 29.4mm long, 13.9mm wide and 7.1mm thick. 6.37g.Bar mounts of this style with pendent loops are considered to be of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating and were for the suspension of decorative elements or for a knife or purse to be attached to a belt. Fig 138 in Egan (2002, p 221) illustrates a similar square bar mount with circular pendent loop. Similar styles have been dated to Ceramic phase 11 (c.1350 - c. 1400 AD). However this style did continue into use in the Post Medieval period (up to 1700 AD) for sword belts, such as LVPL-D4FCC4. This particular bar mount could be of any date from c.1350 to 1700 AD. Compare WMID-EA2706 and SOM-812222.
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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