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Title: Couple of bits? Post by: kevinmansfield on May 10, 2015, 09:13:51 AM Hello folks,
I found a couple of interesting thing yesterday. The first one looks like it might be a pendant, it's about two inches long, with three holes and looks like it a crude skeleton depicted on it. The second looks like a medieval badge? I'd be very grateful for your insights please. Title: Re: Couple of bits? Post by: Chef Geoff on May 10, 2015, 09:21:29 AM Well done Kevin it's far better than any pendant it's a Saxon stirrup mount like this
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/718270 Title: Re: Couple of bits? Post by: kevinmansfield on May 10, 2015, 09:49:03 AM Well done Kevin it's far better than any pendant it's a Saxon stirrup mount like this https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/718270 WAHAY!!!! Thanks very much Geoff. My first every Saxon anything, well first ever confirmed Saxon. This is very exciting. Maybe it belonged to Uhtred? ;D Title: Re: Couple of bits? Post by: handyman [Alan} on May 10, 2015, 10:15:18 AM wow, well done kevin. thats a good find.
Title: Re: Couple of bits? Post by: kevinmansfield on May 10, 2015, 03:10:55 PM I know it's not a very good picture, but has anyone got any ideas on the badge type thingy?
Title: Re: Couple of bits? Post by: Chef Geoff on May 10, 2015, 04:06:39 PM I was scared you might ask that ;D Well it's a mount and it only has one central fastener so that points to it being for furniture (or something that doesn't move/flex) rather than for a belt/strap but that's where any certainty from me ends ??? What shape is the tack.fixing on the back...square or round? square ones "tend" to be earlier ;)
Title: Re: Couple of bits? Post by: BugbrookeBen on May 10, 2015, 04:58:28 PM Nice finds :)
Title: Re: Couple of bits? Post by: hotmill on May 10, 2015, 05:19:13 PM The mount is superb!
Title: Re: Couple of bits? Post by: kevinmansfield on May 10, 2015, 06:46:48 PM I was scared you might ask that ;D Well it's a mount and it only has one central fastener so that points to it being for furniture (or something that doesn't move/flex) rather than for a belt/strap but that's where any certainty from me ends ??? What shape is the tack.fixing on the back...square or round? square ones "tend" to be earlier ;) Cheers Geoff, The point at the end is kind of straight edged, but it's a bit corroded so it's hard to tell. Ahh, who cares, the other thing is Saxon!!!! :D Title: Re: Couple of bits? Post by: troutmasterfunk on May 10, 2015, 07:47:12 PM Saxon wow well found..👍
Title: Re: Couple of bits? Post by: Dryland on May 11, 2015, 10:21:59 PM Well found Kev what a beauty ;)
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