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Description: | A complete copper alloy harness mount of medieval date. The mount is shield shaped bearing a worn heraldic device consisting of argent three fusils conjoined in fess Gules. From the reverse of the mount an integral circular sectioned attachment shank projects which would have allowed the mount to be fitted into a harness.The metal has a dark-brown patina and is worn. The shield plate is 19.6mm long, 15.5mm wide, 2.5mm thick, the shank is 14.3mm long and 5.1mm in diameter. The object weighs 4.6g.Similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database as WILT-810737, NMS-2C0733 and SF-0FE575. These records attribute these arms to Simon de Montague (1293-1301) and William de Montague (1304-1316) suggesting that this pendant is also likely to be associated with these families and suggests a late 13th/early 14th century date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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