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Description: | A cast copper alloy horse harness pendant of medieval date. The shield shaped pendant measures 40.5mm by 24.54mm by 2.81mm and weighs 10.68g. At the upper end of the shield is a suspension loop which is turned through ninety degrees. The loop appears to be filled with iron corrosion. On the front of the pendant there are three crescents with points upwards which are filled with red enamel. Depending on whether the original background colour was gold or silver, this would be blazoned either (a) or three crescents gules, or (b) argent three crescents gules. Nick Griffiths has provided the following possible identifications for these arms: if or (gold), de Freisle, or more likely Wodehulle (also spelt Wodhull, Wodell, Woodhull) and if argent (silver), Boutevilain (also spelt Botevileyn). This harness pendant probably dates from the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries.
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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