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Description: | A cast copper alloy shield-shaped harness pendant. The suspension loop is intact, and the artefact is in good condition, apparently with a smooth surface. The loop appears to be intact (the artefact was recorded from a photograph). Nearly all of the enamel survives on the face. This forms a blue ground, within which are the outlines of two sea-perch, rising up and out from the bottom. Above/between are three crosses (2,1) and to the left and to the right are pairs of crosses, along with a final cross at the bottom. The heraldic description is ??azure semy of crosslets fitchy and two barbells haurient addorsed [colour unknown]??. I. Szymanski has identified these as French arms, of the Counts of Bar. This artefact dates to the 13th or 14th century. | 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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