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Description: | A very worn copper alloy harness pendant of Medieval date. The pendant is flat and quatrefoil in plan. At the top of the quatrefoil is an integral circular suspension loop set at right angles to the front face and with a circular perforation. The suspension loop has worn away at the very top end and has a slight break. The front face of the pendant is decorated with a central, triangular shaped shield containing a lion rampant. Above, to the left and right are the remains of additional heraldic elements that are too poorly preserved to allow for close identification. There are perhaps traces of gilding suggesting that the entire pendant may have originally been gilded. The pendant measures 31.43mm in height, 23.56mm in width, 3.22mm in thicknes, and weighs 7.08g.Edward Martin (SCC) notes three possibilities for the arms presented on this pendant. The most likely is that of Roger Bigod (c.1240-1306), Earl of Norfolk, whose arms are: Per pale or and vert, a lion rampant gules. Another possibility is Sir Robert de Mohaut (1274-1329) who held lands on the Welsh borders and at Framsden with arms: Azure, a lion rampant argent. A less likely possibility is Sir John de Mowbray (1286-1322) who held lands in Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Yorkshire and elsewhere. Similar, but not identical, quatrefoil harness pendants are noted in Ashley (2002: pp. 21). This example is of 13th to early 14th century AD date.
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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