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Bart Z
Location: Delft, The Netherlands Joined: 22 Feb 2012
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 Posted: Mon 23 Apr, 2012 10:00 pm Post subject: Need help identifying fittings |
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Hiya!
These '13th C. knight's fittings' (as the description in the image says) have been found on a building site in the centre of Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Does anyone know what kind of fittings they are? I kinda like it and am thinking about reproducing it, but I have to know what they were used for first...
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Christopher Treichel
Location: Metro D.C. Joined: 14 Jan 2010
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depends how big they are... could be belt mounts or a hat badge...
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Bart Z
Location: Delft, The Netherlands Joined: 22 Feb 2012
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This is what the archaeological report says:
'Insignia or fitting made of copper in the form of a
mounted knight. The item was found at one of the
earliest houses on the dam in Rotterdam.
Date: last quarter 13th-first quarter 14th C.
Greatest length: 3.2 cm (1.26 in.)
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Björn Hellqvist
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The size suggests some sort of badge, but the absence of any identifiable heraldry speaks against it.
My sword site
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Roberto Banfi
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| Bart Z wrote: | This is what the archaeological report says:
'Insignia or fitting made of copper in the form of a
mounted knight. The item was found at one of the
earliest houses on the dam in Rotterdam.
Date: last quarter 13th-first quarter 14th C.
Greatest length: 3.2 cm (1.26 in.) |
before reading this... I thought the design reminded me of Manesse Codex, so I guess it's perfectly fit for the period
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Bart Z
Location: Delft, The Netherlands Joined: 22 Feb 2012
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| Posted: Thu 26 Apr, 2012 1:21 am Post subject: |
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| Roberto Banfi wrote: |
before reading this... I thought the design reminded me of Manesse Codex, so I guess it's perfectly fit for the period
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Yeah, it kind of resembles the knight on the left on page 197v of the Manesse... Well, with squinted eyes, but still...
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This is a standard topic