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Description: | A complete copper-alloy horse harness pendant. This pendant has a suspension loop which is oval in shape and set at 90 degrees to the plane of the pendant. The pendant is square in shape, measuring 14.8mm by 14.8mm in size. The front face is decorated with what is believed to be a lion, it is standing and shown in side profile, facing left, its front paw is raised and its tail is held high over its back. This lion is inside a circle and in the field behind it there are tiny circular knops. Outside the circle these circular knops continue to be present, roughly forming two concentric circles. Projecting from four equally spaced positions along the edge of the circle and terminating in each of the corners of the square there are three rectangular shaped mouldings, each with a triangular shaped terminal. Traces of gilding can also be seen on the front face. The back face of the pendant is flat and undecorated. This pendant is of a similar size, with very similar decoration to several harness pendants discovered in Norfolk, this style of pendant, is dated to the 12th and early 13th cemturies (S. Ashley 2002, 8-9, fig 8 and 9). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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