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Description: | Medieval harness pendant; cast copper alloy harness pendant of late 13th or 14th century date. The pendant is a lozenge shape with a long, narrow extension at the top, in the perpendicular plane to the main plate. The extension is pierced to form a suspension loop. The plate is decorated on the front with a heraldic design of a lion rampant, facing left, cut diagonally by a band which runs from top left to bottom right. The band has a square motif repeated three times along it. The motif seems to be a square with a single horizontal line through it. There are indications of a further design on the reverse of the pendant, although this is very worn and indistinct. It seems to have a large circular section surrounded by ornate foliate design. There are traces of gilding on the reverse. The pendant is somewhat bent and has been rather vigorously cleaned so much of its original surface patina is now lost.
Length 44.67mm, width (corner to corner) 29.33mm, thickness 1.56, weight 8.25g.
Ref: see Griffiths in ??The Medieval Horse and its Equipment??, pages 61-71 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rohde, Anja | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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