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Description: | A copper alloy harness pendant dating from the medieval period. The pendant is circular and convex. The front is gilded but there appears to be no other decoration. There is a suspension loop at the top which has worn through, probably leading to the loss of the pendant. It is 22.3mm long, 14.6mm wide and 5.5mm thick.
Similar harness pendants can be seen in Cherry (1991) in Saunders (ed) Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 1. Harness pendants are generally dated from the twelfth to the fourteenth century, with circular and openwork examples predominating the twelfth century, more varied types in the thirteenth and fourteenth century including the enamelled and heraldic types more commonly (Griffiths, 1995, ??The Medieval Horse and its Equipment??). This example is likely to date from the twelfth century, and similar examples on the database include DENO-D6CFF0, SF-60B152 and ESS-B6AF66. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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