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Description: | Medieval shield shaped horse harness pendant made from copper alloy. The pendant is decorated with an enamelled design on the front and is plain and undecorated on the reverse. The front of the pendant depicts a lion rampant in the background over which is a label of three points. The label often means the eldest son.
The arms ??gules, a lion rampant argent, a label of three points azure?? is recorded for Geoffrey de Mowbray (died 1300). Geoffrey was a Scot; he had a younger brother called Philip who died in 1318. He held Bolton in Allerdale, Cumbria. He was a rebel and forfeited his lands in 1299. These arms are linked to the Mowbrays of Yorkshire.
The pendant has a perforated lug at the top which is cast at ninety degrees to the pendant. This would have been used to hang the pendant from a hanger so that it could move freely. The pendant weighs 10.84g and measures 43.12mm in length, 26.69mm in width and 7.25mm in thickness. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Marshall, Anna - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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