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Description: | Incomplete Medieval copper alloy, enamelled and gilt harness pendant, missing its loop and much of the enamelling and gilding.
The pendant is in the shape of a quatrefoil with a triangle extending between each foil. A c.3-5mm wide rim surrounds a sunken area, some of which is filled with a red enamel. At the centre, standing to the same height as the rim, is a crowned C or G with a floral terminal. Both these and the rim have traces of gilding.
The crown has a trefoil extending from the centre and a semi-trefoil at each end. The floral terminal hangs from the end of the letter, rather like long leaves, and two grooves suggest three separate leaves.
On the reverse of the pendant is a diagonal indentation from damage, c.8mm wide.
The pendant measures 44.7x40.8x2.9mm and weighs 18.35g. The floral terminal to the letter is very unusual. Nick Griffiths comments, 'Perhaps the initial is that of a patron Saint. Less likely might be the initial of a loved one, which is common in Spain'.
The shape of the pendant suggests a 14th-15th century date. Inscription: C (or G) | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Hinds, Katie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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