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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy medieval pendent mount, dating to the period c. AD 1350-1450. The mount is D shaped in cross-section and comprises two inverted arches separated by an inverted pointed knop flanked by incised grooves. One arch terminates in a worn break just after its apex. The other arch terminates in a smaller pointed knop, which narrows and extends out to the side from its upper edge to form a bar. This terminates in a small rounded knop. The reverse is undecorated. A grey-black patina is present on the surface.The pendent mount measures 33.06mm in width, 13.06mm in length, 1.58mm in thickness and weighs 2.91g.Cf. Egan and Pritchard (1991) p. 223, fig. 140, no. 1198 and Read (2001) p. 24, fig. 13, nos 181 and 182 as well as HAMP-E3D8A6 on the database. Egan and Pritchard state that these were likely to have been attached to a belt and used to suspend purses or keys (cf. p.222, fig. 39 for example of use).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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