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Description: | An incomplete Medieval copper alloy mount . dating AD 1250-1450. The object is in the shape of a mace and is for the display of heraldic harness pendants. The mount is formed of a central stem, with a constriction at one end and an acorn shaped knop at the other. Towards the knop end are three short bifurcated arms, some of which still have the axial bar connecting the two. Pendants would have hung from these axial bars. The constricted end would have likely allowed the object to sit in the saddle or carriage as a decorative element. The object has a mid-light green patina. A similar example is published on the PAS database (HESH-CD1817) and is likely to be a variant on the more standard examples shown to date from the 14th century, published in Griffiths (1986) and Ashley (2001). The style of mace depicted would also date from the same 14th century period.Dimensions: height: 63.29 mm; width: 28.62 mm; weight: 32.21g.Reference: Griffiths, N.1986. Horse Harness Pendants. Finds Research Group Data Sheet 5.Ashley, S. 2001. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology Report 101. Witham: Essex County Council.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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