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Description: | A damaged and incomplete cast copper-alloy medieval harness pendant (c. 13th century AD). The object consists of a thin openwork body with an inverted, elaborate fleur-de-lis within the field. The pendant takes the form of an elongated semicircle, with a perpendicular suspension loop at the apex. The loop is sub-circular with a circular perforation. It is set back from the front of the pendant (9.5mm by 8.3mm by 2.2mm). The main body of the pendant is thickest at its junction with the loop (c. 3mm); it tapers along its length to a thickness of 0.8mm at the base. The two side petals are formed of arcs with circular ends; the ends abut the internal edge of the frame. This means that the central sub-triangular petal only abuts the edge with its pointed terminal. On the upper surface of the pendant is the remains of gilded decoration in low relief. There is seemingly a border on the outer frame, which doubles up at the loop and the points at which the ends of the arcs meet the frame. The circular terminals of the arcs appear to feature spiral patterning. The arcs are delineated from the main petal by lines from which transverse lines emanate. The main petal is decorated with V-shaped lines along its length.The artefact has been twisted and bent on a number of occasions, with the bottom corner of the frame (between the abutting elements of the fleur) lost on one side. Above this loss is a further break in the frame. The metal is now largely a dark red-brown colour with some patches of dark green corrosion product.
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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