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Description: | A complete copper-alloy Medieval bar mount with attached pendent loop.The object comprises a rectangular, flat-sectioned bar with bevelled edges and two rivet holes. The base of the bar extends into a narrower rearward hook, which terminates in a perforated stop, located directly behind the bar's lower rivet hole. The loop, contained within the hook of the bar, is in the form of a crudely made openwork quatrefoil with straight axis bar.Height: 20.7mm; width: 11.1mm; thickness: 4.7mm. Weight: 0.85g.Similar fittings were found in excavations in London, in layers dating from late 13th to 14th century (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 219-221/fig. 138, cf. nos. 1189-1193). It is suggested they may have operated in pairs, allowing items such purses or knives to be suspended beneath (ibid. 219).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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