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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy quatrefoil-shaped horse harness pendant of Medieval date. The suspension loop which is turned at right angles to the pendant is broken and the break is old. Length 37mm, width 29mm and 2mm thick. Weight 8.54g.The front is slightly convex and the reverse is slightly concave. The front has enamelled and silvered decoration. In the centre is a charge, a lion passant dexter, within a square panel (11mm x 11mm), enclosed by a narrow plain border. Each foil has a field of red enamel within which is a crudely executed and silvered fleur de lys motif. Very little of the silver has survived. The fleur de lys motifs faces outwards from each side of the central panel. Around the outside of the mount is a narrow plain border. The metal is generally in a fair condition and has a mid-green coloured patina.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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An incomplete copper-alloy Medieval horse…
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