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Description: | A worn and corroded cast copper-alloy harness pendant of medieval date. The pendant is quatrefoil in form, with a suspension loop protruding uppermost. The loop has been abraded through at its top. It is 8.2mm in length and 6.15mm wide. The back of the loop is in line with the pendant while the front is forward of it. It is perpendicular to the main body of the pendant. The main body of the pendant is moulded in low relief with a device within a border. The device is that of a griffin walking left, with legs, wing and head delineated. This device appears relatively common, with examples from Norfolk (Ashley 2002, 21; ref.: 201), London (ibid., 23), and recorded on this database from elsewhere. The field around the griffin would probably have been enamelled. The artefact has now corroded to a largely dull red-brown colour. A 14th- to 15th-century date can be suggested for this object. | Subjects: | heraldic | 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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