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Description: | A cast copper-alloy harness mount of Medieval date, about AD 1200 - 1400. It is shield shaped and has a central integral mounting stud on the reverse. The design is no longer legible and the metal is a coppery colour. The reverse has a light gren and light brown patina. Similar shaped mounts are illustrated in Clark 2004, The Medieval Horse and its Equipment, page 70, number 80. Compare also LIN-756D21 and SWYOR-C57153. The mount is 19.2mm long, 14.7mm wide and 14.5mm thick. The plate is 2.7mm thick. 3.8g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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