|
Date: |
|
Description: | Elaborate quatrefoil horse harness pendant. Made of cast copper alloy, it is in good condition and includes the small, rectangular mount. It is heraldic and shows a lion passant guardant on a square field (the background decoration in the field is lost, revealing the copper alloy). From each of the four sides springs a fleur de lis into the red (Gules) enamelled background of the quatrefoil. Including the mount, the pendant is 57.5mm in length and 32mm wide. Almost identical pendants have been found in Norfolk (Ashley, 2002, pg. 21, 208 to 213) and Read records one from Ipplepen, Devon (1995, pg. 92, 563) suggesting this design was widespread and much copied. Ashley suggests the quatrefoil was a late development of the harnass pendant and likely to have been made after 1340 (2002, pg. 23). Refs Ashley, S., 2002, Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service, Report No. 101, pg. 21-23 Read, B., 1995, History Beneath our Feet, pg. 92 Similar to DEV-F17304 | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
|