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Description: | A cast copper alloy lozenge-shaped harness pendant with an intact suspension loop. The face has a basic design formed during the casting process: around the edge is a border; within this the face is divided in four by a saltire cross; the top and bottom lozenges contain crude fleurs-de-lis. Those at either side have stylised faces, perhaps of lions. A large amount of the upstanding decoration retains its original gilding. Tiny amounts of blue and red enamel survive on the face, visible under a microscope. This artefact dates from the 13th or 14th centuries. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | ANDREWS, Dominic - Illustrator | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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