File:A Medieval horse harness pendant and suspension mount. (FindID 258664).jpg

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A Medieval horse harness pendant and suspension mount.
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Kent County Council, Jen Jackson, 2009-06-03 16:09:48
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A Medieval horse harness pendant and suspension mount.
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English: A Medieval cast copper alloy horse harness suspension mount and pendant found together, c. 1200 – c. 1400 date.

The suspension mount is ‘T’-shaped. It has two horizontal arms and one vertical hinge turned through 90° for the harness pendant below. Each arm end is perforated to accommodate a rivet and terminates with a narrow knop. A very similar example can be seen in Clark 1995 page 69 ref 74. The suspension mount is 40.1mm long, 7.2mm wide, 5.1mm thick and weighs 7.9 grams.

The pendant is a shield shape and a six lion design on the Surface. The suspension loop is integral protrudes from the top edge. There are signs of enamel remaining in the background as well as gilding on the bodies of the lions. The pendant is 36.2mm long, 22.9mm wide, 2.2mm thick and weighs 6.8 grams.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Kent
Date between 1200 and 1400
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1200-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 258664
Old ref: KENT-68B2C7
Filename: IMG_2428.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/212959
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/212959/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/258664
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