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Description: | An incomplete and very worn copper-alloy mount with heraldic decoration, probably a hanger for a heraldic harness pendant or similar. It comprises a rectangular plate, missing its top corners and all but a small rectangular sprue from the one side of the suspension loop at the base of the plate. In each corner are single circular rivet holes. The front face has extremely worn heraldic decoration comprising a large central shield, with traces of possible further decorative elements to either side although these may be the result of post-depositional corrosion. The shield itself carries heraldic motifs comprising alternating squares ('checky') of uncertain colour, a rectangular canton in the dexter chief containing now illegible motifs. The back face is flat and undecorated, although an indentation at its base is indicative of where the now missing suspension loop/hanger was originally positioned. It measures 25.28mm in length, 30.96mm in width, 1.41mm in thickness, and 4.97g in weight.This is an incomplete strap fitting or mount, presumably to enable suspension of a heraldic harness pendant or similar. The heraldic motifs on the front face are uncertain due to the preservation of the object. It is likely to be of similar date to the usage of heraldic harness pendants, c.13th-14th centuries AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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