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Description: | A cast copper-alloy medieval rectangular harness pendant. The pendant has trilobate extensions on each of the four corners, with roughly rentangular extensions inbetween on three sides. On the fourth side, at the top, a suspension loop is attached. This is turned through 90 degrees to the pendant, and sits at a slight angle, leaning backwards. It would have originally allowed the pendant to be attached to a suspension mount. Part of the top of this loop has broken away. In the centre of the rectangle are three raised ropework borders. Within the centre border is a coat of arms - a shield containing three lions passant. The decoration within the rectangle shows signs of enamelling. Around the coat of arms is the remains of what appears to be red enamel and outside this may be some traces of light green enamel. Within the outer borders and on the extending decorations around the edges of the rectangle appears to be the remains of gilding. This can also been seen on the reverse, which is flat and undecorated save for this gilding. The metal is a mottled dark greenish-brown in colour and fairly pitted.
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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