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Description: | A medieval shield-shaped harness pendant cast in copper-alloy dating to the 13th or 14th centuries. The pendant curves outwards in profile. On its obverse face are the royal arms of England, presumably blazoned 'gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or.' That is, a red enamel field with three gilt lions walking along with the dexter fore-paw raised with their faces looking outwards (the colours are supposed - see notes, below). As with an example illustrated in Ashley (2002, 13; ref. 103), the arms have been differenced with a label: a horizontal band from which depend (hang downwards) three vertical pieces. As with the Ashley example the label has not been rendered symetrically. The label specifies that these were the arms of the eldest son of the king. The pendant has survived well with an intact forward protruding suspension loop. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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