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Description: | Medieval cast copper alloy circular harness pendant. The pendant has a design of a wyvern with a elaborate foliate tail. The wyvern is reserved arainst a background of small raised curls and annulets. The raised sections of background and on the wyvern (which pick out details of the wing and ear for example) appear to have been gilded and are now covered in pale yellow corrosion products. There is a transverse oval suspension loop at the top. The thinness and style suggest an early date, probably 12th century. Ashley (2002:6-7) illustrates pendants with similar background decoration and suggests the designs were mostly purely decorative or prot-heraldic at this point, rather than relating to specific heraldic devices. It is 35.5mm in diameter and 0.7mm thick. the suspension loop is 8.4mm long, 6.2mm wide, 2.6mm thick and weighs 7.25 grams.
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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