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Description: | Cast copper alloy (once enamelled and gilt) heraldic harness pendant of probable 14th-century (c.1250 - c.1450) date. The pendant is oval in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. The edges of the shield are slightly bevelled (although they have been abraded by movement in the ploughsoil) and the profile of the pendant is slightly bowed (convex). On the upper edge of the shield is an integral cast suspension loop which is set at 90 degrees to the plain of the pendant. This loop has been pierced with a single iron stained hole (3.1mm). The front face of the pendant would have had an enamelled and gilt design, however this has been lost mostly due to corrosion and abrasion. It is likely that the design was on an enamelled square shaped shield surrounded by gilt lines. The reverse face of the pendant is plain flat and undecorated. The pendant measures 30.2mm in length, 20.5mm width, is 4.5mm thick and weighs 3.77 grams. The harness pendant is a mid green colour with broken and abraded patina which covers most surfaces. All the edges of the pendant have been damaged by movement in the ploughsoil and here friable light active green corrosion is present which is causing the pendant to laminate. Similar shield-shaped horse-harness pendants have been dated to the middle of the medieval period, specifically the 14th century (see Griffiths: 1986: Horse Harness Pendants. Finds Research Group Data Sheet 5 and Ashley 2001: Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk).
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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