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Description: | An incomplete Medieval cast copper-alloy harness pendant suspension mount (c. 1200-c. 1400).The mount is cruciform in plan, with three rectangular arms of equal length (c. 19.0mm in length). Below are the remains of a pair of pierced suspension lugs to accommodate an axis bar. The arms are roughly 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. About midway along each arm is a transverse ridge and slight recess beyond. Each arm terminates with a pierced rounded knop with a pointed end.This mount is purplish brown with light green corrosion products and has traces of gilding at the front. The break is old.Height: 29.3mm; width: 41.9mm; thickness: 4.7mm; diameter of holes: 2.6mm. Weight: 6.51g.Similar suspension mounts have been published (Read 2001: 40, fig. 30, ref: 389; Griffiths (in Clarke) 1995: 69, fig. 52, ref: 73).Read, B. 2001. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity. Portcullis Publishing. Langport.Clark, J. 1995. The Medieval Horse and its Equipment. Medieval Finds from Excavations in London. London: HMSO.
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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