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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy suspension mount for a medieval horse harness pendant. The mount is broadly cross-shaped in plan with three equal-length arms with medial ridges and bevelled edges, terminate in pointed knops with a hole near each terminal to secure the mount to the harness strap. The remains of gilding can be seen on the upper face of the mount - the reverse is flat, plain and undecorated. The fourth arm, the lowermost of the four, is short and takes the form of a double-lugged hinge set perpendicular to the main mount. A hanging harness pendant, similar to BERK-1FA7A8 which was found nearby, would have been suspended by a rivet to this hinge, allowing it to move. This type of harness pendant mount dates from c. 12th to 14th century 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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