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Description: | A Medieval harness pendant. It is lozenge-shaped with an incomplete suspension loop, and has a curved profile, probably due to plough damage. It is very corroded and the only decoration visible on the outer surface is an initial letter A. The corrosion product most likely includes enamel which would have filled the field surrounding the initial. The pendant measures 36.48mm in length and 26.15mm in width, and weighs 4.07g.
The use of an initial letter for decoration is not common, with armorial devices being more usual on harness pendants. The letter 'A' does occur as a letter badge, for example from the Abbey of Westminster, where it may stand for 'Amor Vincit Omnia'.(Mitchiner 1986, nos 195-6). However the use of the 'A' was not restricted to Westminster. Edward Martin has pointed out(personal comment) that the findspot lay within lands owned by the abbey of Bury St Edmunds, and therefore the 'A' may refer to a prayer or invocation applicable here. It is possible that this pendant may have been one of a series, which may have spelt out a prayer such as'Ave Maria'. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Carr, Jane - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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