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Description: | A worn and slightly damaged copper alloy medieval heraldic mount, possibly for a harness or other item (such as a casket or possibly a book). The mount is rectangular in plan with a decorated front and flat and plain reverse. There are rivet holes located at each corner of the mount and the outer border is decorated with incised cross hatching. In the centre of the mount is a circular field inside of which is the depiction of a triple-towered castle within a shield-shaped border. Traces of red (gules) and blue (azure) enamel survives, as does a very small amount of gilding. This castle is likely to represent the arms of the Kingdom of Castile, one of the medieval kingdoms which form part of modern Spain. There were several connections between Castile and England, and finding mounts and other objects with a depiction of the Castile is not too suprising; In London in 1177, Henry II mediated a long-running border dispute between Navarre and Castile, which involved a large Castilian delegation travelling to England. Later, in 1254, Edward I chose a Castilian bride, Eleanor, and married her in Burgos (at the Abbey of Las Huelgas) in the October of that year.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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