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Description: | A complete fleur-de-lis shaped harness suspension mount of Medieval date.It is D-shaped in section with a flat back face. There is a pair of opposing circular rivet holes, one still containing a separate copper-alloy rivet with a flattened round head. The front face of the fleur is defined by two diagonal grooves. At the base of the mount the fleur expands into a transverse rectangular collar with a pair of V-shaped notches in the centre. At the base of the collar is a double pierced lug. There are traces of gilding on the front face. The back face is undecorated.This harness mount measures 32.83mm in length, 18.59mm in width, 2.81mm in thickness, 5.32g in weight.There are similar examples recorded on the PAS database (HAMP-4A5718), (SWYOR-FD1C04). However, no direct parallels could be found.
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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