MEDIEVAL MOUNT

1200

Incomplete medieval armorial gilt copper alloy mount or hinge. Rectangular sheet (1mm thick) folded widthways and shortened on the reverse, with two rectangular slots cut into the fold. The face of the plate, oriented vertically with the fold at the base, is decorated with an engraved triangular shield bearing Three bars, each bar containing engraved rocker-arm to differentiate it from the plain field within a bordering line. Three rivet-holes pierce the shield, one at each angle, with the discoidal head of each copper alloy rivet partly obscuring the engraving, including the lower edge of the bar in base. The mount is unlikely to have been used for the suspension of bells or pendants as the space between the slots is to narrow. It may be part of a hinge. Height 35mm. Width 26.5mm. 13th century.