Record ID: WILT-69C326
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval copper-alloy and gilt harness pendant suspension mount or hanger, dating to c AD1200 - 1400. The suspension mount consists of a long bar, c.8.78mm wide and c 52.36mm in length, with end bosses, and a pair of pierced loops projecting from the centre to one side only (19.70mm wide here). There are signs of iron corrosion in the two piercings. The bar is D-shaped in cross-section The loops, 5.15mm long, would have held the axis bar for the pendant. Beyond the end two bosses is a stylized fleur-de-lis terminal with a central piercing c.3.75mm in diameter. …
Created on: Monday 11th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 20th January 2021
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Record ID: WILT-72AF67
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval (1600-1800) copper alloy circular bridle boss/ harness mount with a central raised dome and a surrounding flat plate from which project six lobes. Measures 52.46x52.66x12.01mm and weighs 37.09g. At the centre of the boss is what appears to be a lion's face surrounded by six petals extending around the sides. Each petal is formed of a four-petalled flower around a central pellet. Between each lobe of the plate is an area with curved outside edge. One of these, at roughly 8 o'clock, shows an animal running left. That at 12 o'clock has a pellet below which three elon…
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 13th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pentridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-9A82FB
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An complete Post Medieval copper alloy mount, possibly a hanging harness decoration, possibly dating AD 1600-1800. The harness mount is circular with open work decoration of an eight pointed star set within an open circle. The remnants of a single broken attachment can be seen at the top. The mount is slightly bent and the reverse is undecorated. Diameter: 43.1mm; Thickness: 2.3 mm; Weight: 14.09g. cf SOMDOR-71B8D8 on the PAS database.
Created on: Monday 26th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th December 2023
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Record ID: SUR-8A9342
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gilded forked mount for a pair of small, possibly shield-shaped, harness pendants. At the mount's apex is a heraldic shield; a chequer of red, blue and possibly green, overlain by a red bar. The mount has a pair of rivet holes one of which pierces the apex shield.
Created on: Thursday 22nd January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
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Record ID: SOMDOR-031CB8
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy harness mount with two integral lugs dating from the 17th century. The mount is asymmetrical and slightly convex.
Created on: Thursday 8th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Toller Down', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-A06227
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy shield-shaped heraldic mount of medieval date. The mount measures 21.99mm by 16.99mm by 3.7mm and weighs 4g. On the front of the mount decoration has been formed by sunken areas which have been filled with enamel. The pattern comprises six annulets arranged from the top in two pairs and two singly. Above and on the sides of the upper pair of annulets there are a total of four linears which form a flat 'm' shape. Most of the infilled enamel has faded to a light green colour, although there are also traces of red, which may be the original colour. There are also trac…
Created on: Thursday 4th May 2006
Last updated: Monday 22nd February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Compton Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-A8BF04
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Shield shaped copper alloy strap mount, Pointed shield with cast heraldic decoration and traces of blue enamel. Triple stranded diagonal band running left to right. Above the band in the top right are three possible flowers or sunbursts. Below the band the decoration is unclear. The back is flat and undecorated with a large integral central attachment spike. The spike is rectangular sectioned and tapering
Created on: Wednesday 29th September 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 30th September 2015
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Record ID: SOMDOR-0C71D3
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment of probable horse harness boss. It was part of a circular, domed boss with open-work decoration around the edge. The decoration comprises of a band of circular holes around the edge of the boss (only one remains with part of the outer edge). There is a raised, irregular projection at the centre of the boss.
Created on: Thursday 28th October 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Record ID: SOMDOR1733
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Possibly the part of a suspension mount from a harness pendant. An oval central plate with two expanded parallel suspension loops at each end. At one end there are traces of a small copper alloy axis bar. In the centre of the plate is a circular rivet for attachment. This is unusual for such suspension mounts as it has loops at both ends and may in fact be an attachment from another object (e.g. a connecting element from a bracelet or necklace).
Created on: Thursday 27th March 2003
Last updated: Monday 1st March 2021
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Record ID: SOMDOR1734
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of probable horse harness boss. Part of a circular, domed boss with open-work decoration around the edge. The decoration comprises a band of circular holes around the edge of the boss (only one remains with part of the outer edge). There is a raised, irregular projection at the centre of the boss.
Created on: Thursday 27th March 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SOM-10B256
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy heraldic stud. It is flat and in the shape of a square topped shield with an integral rivet protruding from the centre of the back. The rivet is circular in section and tapers slightly towards the down bent end which finished in an old break. The front face is has moulded decoration in the form of a rampant animal, possibly a lion or griffin with traces of blue (azure) enamel in the background. The face of the stud measures 14.3mm in length by 11.1mm in width, including the rivet it is 14.1mm thick and weighs 2.26 grams. Heraldic studs were used to deco…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd November 2011
Last updated: Monday 17th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milterne Magna', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1D19F5
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy suspension mount for a harness pendant, probably dating to c. AD 1300-1400. The mount is T-shaped in plan with the arms having bevelled edges on the front face and with two integral rivets expanding from the otherwise flat reverse. The lower arm terminates in a pair of pierced lugs, forming a box to hold the transverse attachement loop of the pendant. Traces of gilding remain on the surface of the mount. Dimensions: length 19.7mm; width 16.7mm; thickness 6.7mm at lugs, 2.2mm at the transverse arm not including the rivets, 7.0mm including rivets; weight 4.21…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd August 2017
Last updated: Friday 15th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Crawford CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-095D2C
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An enamelled copper-alloy object, probably representing a medieval harness pendant of circa 1300-1450 .The object is circular, of flat section, with two opposing attachment loops to the external edge. One loop is incomplete, probably due to wear. The red enamel remaining occupies the fields around a plain, double-stranded cross fleuretty which would originally have been gilded or silvered.The red enamel has disintegrated and is in a poor state. The back is plain. This is probably the central piece in a three-part harness pendant. Diameter: 21.35 mm. Thickness: 1.92 mm. Weight: 4.159 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 16th December 2014
Last updated: Saturday 21st November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-4319F1
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged and incomplete cast copper-alloy probable harness pendant suspension mount of medieval date (c. 14th century). It is effectively a bar mount with an expanded centre in the form of a moulded six-pointed star. Each end is rounded with the usual perforation and a long, pointed knop; the rivets have been lost. These terminals are divided from the horizontal element by a double cusp. On the upper surface of the central element the star is slightly recessed and has a six-petalled flower in its centre; this latter is also recessed with a central pellet. These recessed 'cells' may o…
Created on: Thursday 12th August 2010
Last updated: Friday 13th August 2010
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Record ID: DOR-BFC514
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy suspension bar for a harness pendant. A D-sectioned horizontal bar with an attachment hole at either end and two lugs projecting downwards at the centre of the lower edge. The ends of the bar are slightly expanded and rounded and each has a narrowed, round ended projection.The expanded ends each have a circular attachment hole , filled with iron corrosion from the rivets. The two lugs project downwards and each has a circular hole. One contains iron corrosion from the remnant of a short axis bar from which a decorative pendant would have been suspended. The axis ba…
Created on: Monday 17th October 2011
Last updated: Friday 15th September 2017
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Record ID: DOR-3FCD82
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy suspension mount for a harness pendant. Cast flat-backed bar of triangular cross section with rounded ends, At either end of the bar is a circular hole for attachment. One retains a dome-headed circular sectioned rivet, the other is filled with iron corrosion product. It is likely that one of the rivets was a replacement for a lost original. In the centre of the lower edge of the bar is a short triangular projection terminating in a pair of lugs with drilled apertures of would have held a pendant. The ends of the lugs are rounded and are splayed out (probably as a conse…
Created on: Thursday 28th March 2013
Last updated: Monday 17th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Puddletown', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-9FEE53
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy suspension mount for a horse harness pendant. The mount comprises a circular plate with openwork decoration. At the base projecting downwards are two pierced lugs housing a short copper alloy bar (a looped pendant would have attached to this bar). The lugs are oval in shape with circular holes. The bar has a circular cross section. The openwork decoration is asymmetrical and comprises ten apertures of varying irregular and sub-circular shapes and sizes. There are more apertures at one side of the plate and it is possible that the reserve of metal this creates may be a s…
Created on: Monday 20th May 2013
Last updated: Thursday 18th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pamphill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-6450AE
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy shield-shaped stud with heraldic decoration. The shield is pointed. At the back is a central circular-sectioned stud with a flared head. Around the stud is a circular copper alloy rove. The front is decorated with an enamelled coat of arms comprising a red field with a horizontal band across the middle, three small birds above it and another three below. This is likely to be "Gules, a fess Or between six martlets Or", in which case they are the arms of the de Beauchamp family of Holt and Powick, Worcestershire. Date: Medieval - 14th century Dimensions: 17.16 mm x 13…
Created on: Monday 26th January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 27th August 2020
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Record ID: DOR-EF69A3
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy shield-shaped stud with heraldic decoration dating to 1200-1400. The shield is pointed. At the reverse is a square sectioned tapering stud projecting from the upper left quadrant. The front face of the mount is decorated with a heraldic design of a bend (triple stranded) due to wear this is all that is visible. The decoration would have probably been inlaid with enamel. A similar mount from Dorset can be seen on the PAS database which may illustrate the original coat of arms: DOR-A8AC5D. The coat of arms could be similar to that seen on a harness pendant recorded in…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
Last updated: Friday 18th September 2020
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Record ID: DOR-718B9D
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy harness mount dating to c.1250-1400. A T-shaped object with integral rivets at either end of the bar of the T. The bar has a D-shaped section, the rivets are circular in section. From the centre of the bar is a downward short stem of the T, this expands into a rounded, low-domed knop with a central circular hole retaining an incomplete circular sectioned rivet. Below projects a tapering arm which appears to originally have been a loop (possibly squared loop). Traces of white metal coating are visible on both sides. The reverse is flat and undecorated. A si…
Created on: Monday 29th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2021
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