Medieval mount; cast copper alloy heraldic harness mount of probable 14th century date. The mount is a flat, shield-shaped plate with a large, integral attachment spike on the reverse. The spike is roughly circular in cross-section and tapers to a point, although this may be due to wear. The mount is decorated on the front face with moulded cells which would presumably have originally been filled with enamel, although none now survives. The design on the shield is of three vertical rectangular cells across the top, then a double chevron forming a line across the middle, then a further three rectangles below, arranged two above one.
Length 30.9mm, width 26.1mm, thickness 13.2mm, weight 9.96g
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Derby Museums Trust, Anja Rohde, 2009-02-25 15:44:52</div>
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