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Description: | A very fine cast copper alloy shield-shaped harness pendant with remnants of gilding surviving on the surface. The pendant consists of a shield shaped plate of copper-alloy, with the suspension loop still attached; it is set at a 90 degree angle to the front of the plate. Corroded to this, via an iron pin is the suspension mount. This is formed from a twin prong, with the iron pin through the centre. The mount extends up into a rectangular bar and then projecting out the back of it is a circular sectioned lug or rivet. The surface of the pendant is heavily corroded, therefore resulting in the lose of much of the original surface. There is a design but it is not recognisable, however some enamelling does survive within the lines of the design, it has crystallised. This type of harness pendant date to the medieval period and are circa late 13th - 14th century in 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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