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Description: | Medieval harness pendant; cast copper alloy harness pendant with remains of enamel, probably dating to the 14th century. The pendant is of shield shape with a stalk extending upward for suspension, although the suspension loop is now missing. The front face of the pendant has a heraldic design cast into it. It is quite worn but seems to be a rearing beast, facing left, with one forepaw raised into the top left corner and its tail curling up behind its back. There are traces of enamel left in the top left corner and at the apex of the shield. The apex has some blue enamel and the rest is a creamy colour, suggesting that it may originally have been yellow or red. The back face appears undecorated, although the surface of the metal is pitted and corroded making close identification difficult.
Length 37.2mm, width 26.8mm, thickness 1.9mm, weight 8.18g | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rohde, Anja | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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