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Description: | A cast copper alloy harness pendant and hanger. The pendant is shield-shaped with an integrally-cast heraldic coat of arms. The hanger is a tall narrow rectangle, stained with iron corrosion, perhaps from the pin. The hinge is small and rounded. The shield has no traces of colour, but the design is clear. It is quartered, with a bend (diagonal line from top left to bottom right). The top right and bottom left quarters are vairy (a heraldic pattern), while the top left and bottom right were block coloured enamel, now lost. This artefact probably dates to the 13th or 14th century. (Identified from a photograph.)
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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