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Description: | A cast copper alloy harness pendant, roughly circular in shape, with a broken suspension loop. The face has an integrally cast design which although corroded and worn can be discerned. Within a broad, decorated border is an image of a 'pelican in her piety': a bird perches on the edge of a nest within which are three chicks. The bird pecks at its breast, from which are spurting drops of blood to feed the chicks. The border may once have featured a motto. A few fragments of gilding remain. This artefact dates to the 14th century.
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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