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Description: | Cast copper alloy horse-harness pendant; corroded; circular plate surmounted by a pierced suspension lug; front surface decorated in relief with a central square border the corners of which rest on the outer circumference of the plate to form 4 outer fields; each of these is decorated with groups of indistinct symbols on a gilded background; the central square border encloses a double-headed eagle displayed on a gilded pelleted ground. A double-headed eagle displayed was a armorial device used by Richard Earl of Cornwall following his election as King of the Romans in 1257. He died in 1272 and the arms was also used by his son Edmund, Earl of Cornwall 1272-1300. Richard was given the extensive Honour of Eye in Suffolk in 1230 and the Honour of Haughley by 1241. Both Honours were also held by Edmund until his death in 1300. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1230
1300 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Gabor Thomas | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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WEIGHT
Complete copper alloy steelyard weight…
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