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Description: | Complete cast copper alloy medieval horse harness pendant. The pendant is subcircular in plan. To the centre of the pendant is an integral raised shield shape that is hollow to its reverse. The object is much worn and abraded and nothing of the original surface survives. The exposed surfaces are mid and bright green. Because of the poor condition, no decoration survives on the pendant, though there is a tiny fleck of gilt to one side. The rear of the pendant is plain. To the top of the pendant is the transverse hanging loop. The circular perforation is now blocked with corrosion product. To the bottom of the pendant is a small circular perforation, which appears to be deliberate. This may indicate that the object was fixed to something else, which would hinder its role as a pendant. This may indicate that the object had some secondary use. The pendant is 74.98mm long, of which 10.86mm is the hanging loop. It is 62.4mm wide, 2.38mm thick on the main body, 6.6mm thick at the raised shield shape and the object weighs 38.87g. It probably dates to the 14th century when such harness decoration was at the height of its fashion.
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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