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Description: | A complete copper alloy horse harness pendant, shield shaped measuring 42mm in length and 24mm in width. The suspension loop is set at 90 degrees to the plane of the shaft, which dates this pendant to the medieval period. The front face of this pendant is decorated with a heraldic design of three lions passant with traces of red enamel behind them. This is the arms of England used by Edward I and Edward II and dates this pendant to the 13th century. The back face is undecorated. | Subjects: | Heraldic | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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