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HARNESS MOUNT
Unique ID: IOW-AE3ECE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete Medieval copper alloy suspension mount for a horse-harness pendant (c. 1250-c. 1450).
This plain fitting is T-shaped and flat. The mount consists of a horizontal bar with a pair of perpendicular loops located centrally below. These loops are proud at the front. Within each loop are the remains of an iron axis bar which allowed the pendant to suspend. At each end of the bar there is a circular rivet hole, one slightly larger than the other.
This mount is reddish brown with light green corrosion products. There is no indication of any surface treatment.
Height: 19.6mm, width: 34.9mm; thickness: 5.1mm. Weight: 6.22g.
Class: pendant suspension mount
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 19.6 mm
Width: 34.9 mm
Thickness: 5.1 mm
Weight: 6.22 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th May 2015 - Sunday 17th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-2-245
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Complete
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.
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