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Description: | Medieval gilt horse harness pendant of unusual form, the upper part heart-shaped, the lower part a trefoil leaf, in the general shape of a white poplar, sycamore or Norway maple. The heart is outlined in blue enamel, which also forms a central dividing line and fills an ovoid in each half. From the basal point of the heart multiple lines of blue enamel radiate as veins to the edges of the three foils. Much of the enamel inlay and of the surface of the metal has decayed. 63mm x 49.5mm. Weighing 32.24g. Late 13th ?? 14th century. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bales, Ellen - Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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