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HARNESS MOUNT
Unique ID: HAMP-82CB86
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Medieval (1200-1400) copper-alloy gilt harness pendant suspension mount or hanger, missing its rivets and much of the gilding. It is slightly convex / concave in profile.
The suspension mount consists of a 79.48mm long bar, c.9mm wide and c.3mm thick, with two loops projecting from the centre to one side only (and giving a max.width of 19.88mm to the object at this point). The loops are formed by an elongated D-shape with a central rectangular cut-out, and bent back on itself to the reverse. This would have held the axis bar for the pendant.
The bar is D-shaped in cross-section with three equidistant square bosses decorated with criss-cross grooves. These now stand proud of the square areas surrounding them through loss of the original surface. At either end of the bar is a D-shaped terminal with elongated triangular projection (possibly a stylized fleur-de-lis) with a central piercing 2.5-3mm in diameter.
Small patches of gilding are apparent in different areas to the front of the bar. The reverse of the bar is slightly concave along the centre.
The object measures 79.48mm in bent length, is max.19.88mm wide, 6.35mm in depth and 3.85mm thick. It weighs 9.33g.
For similar examples from examples from London see Griffiths N. in Clark 1995, fig. 52.
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 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 79.48 mm
Width: 19.88 mm
Thickness: 3.85 mm
Weight: 9.33 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 19th August 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form 3830
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Trotton with Chithurst
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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