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HARNESS MOUNT
Unique ID: IOW-368FE7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and corroded Medieval cast copper-alloy harness suspension mount (c. 1200-c. 1400).
The suspension mount is sub-rectangular in plan, and generally sub-triangular in cross-section, flat at the rear. At each end there is lobe with an elongated knop which is hemispherical in cross-section. The lobes are pierced with holes to accommodate iron rivets, the remains of which survive. At the front, adjacent to each lobe on the inner side, is a small waist. The suspension attachment arm at the centre of the underside is incomplete as the two loops that accommodated the axis bar for the pendant are missing.
The mount is corroded and green with iron staining.
Height: 14.1mm; width: 40.3mm; thickness: 5.7mm. Weight: 4.87g.
Similar suspension mounts have been published (Read 2001: 40, fig. 30, ref: 389; Griffiths (in Clarke) 1995: 69, fig. 52, ref: 73).
Read, B. 2001. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity. Portcullis Publishing. Langport.
Clark, J. 1995. The Medieval Horse and its Equipment. Medieval Finds from Excavations in London. London: HMSO.
Class: pendant suspension mount
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 14.1 mm
Width: 40.3 mm
Thickness: 5.7 mm
Weight: 4.87 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th May 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-2-326
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark, J. | 1995 | The Medieval Horse and its Equipment c.1150 - c.1450 | London | HMSO | 69, fig. 52 | 73 | |
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 40, fig. 30 | 389 |
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