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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy harness or strap suspension mount of medieval date. The mount is comprised of a circular sectioned shank with a bulbous semi-spherical terminal to one end (the lower) and seven rectangular arms extending from an integral curved plate the other end (the upper). Two of the arms have central swellings through which rivets are present while the remaining five all appear to break at this swelling. Each of these arms would have had a harness pendant suspended from it by the rivet.The metal has a mid green patina and is worn. The object is 37.6mm long, 33.2mm wide, 2.8mm thick and weighs 22.6g.Addyman, P. V., and J. Priestley. 1977 'Baile Hill, York',Archaeological Journal 134, 115-56, p. 141; fig. 11, no. 82
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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