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HARNESS MOUNT
Unique ID: BH-4BC287
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy harness pendant suspension mount of Medieval date.
The central feature of this slightly damaged mount is a lozenge-shaped central cell with a quatrefoil setting, in which traces of red and dark blue enamel surround a moulded central pellet. A trilobate moulding projects outwards from the centre of each side of this lozenge. There are two rivet holes, one located within the damaged apex loop, the other perforating the mount at the bottom point of the lozenge. The hanger projects from the base and comprises a pair of rounded lugs with a central gap, in which is contained part of the pendant's loop, held in place by an axis bar. Traces of gilding can be seen on the upper surface of the mount.
Length: 23.7mm; width: 15.1mm; thickness: 5.5mm; weight: 4.55g.
A very similar mount is PAS record BH-4BC755, which was found nearby and is clearly related. No published parallel could be found for these pieces, but their form suggests a 13th to 14th century date.
Class: pendant suspension mount
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.7 mm
Width: 15.1 mm
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 4.55 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th January 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/16 - 6
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Heydon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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