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HARNESS MOUNT
Unique ID: KENT-9D0C55
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy Medieval suspension mount. It has 2 rectangular loops, and a central hole possibly for a rivet. The loops have a rectangular cross section. There is a similar item in Read Metal Artefacts of Antiquity page 51 no 399, that suggests it may have had 2 arms with decorated terminals. However there are no signs on the object of breaks. It is suggested this is 14th century in date.
An example can be seen in the London Museum medieval Catalogue 1940 p121.
50.45mm x 13.25mm x 4.39mm 12.2g
Class:
pendant suspension mount
Sub class: elaborate
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 50.45 mm
Width: 13.25 mm
Thickness: 4.39 mm
Weight: 12.2 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Swale (District)
To be known as: Stalisfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 51 | 399 |
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