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Description: | Medieval Gilt horse harness pendant, oval with elongated suspension-loop containing remains of corroded iron pin, decorated with a stylised ?cloven-footed beast or monster (possibly a horse) with tail between legs curling up over hind quarters, elongated beak-like snout and mane, passant (to sinister) reguardant on remains of a pelleted field, gilding survive in engraving now standing proud of decayed surface, 16 x 28mm. Cf. a pendant discovered on the excavations in Southampton in Harvey 1975, 254 and Fig.240, no. 1708, dated to c.1200-50 and a broadly similar example from Costessey (HER 9308) in Ashley 2002, fig.7, no.17. 12th century. | 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: | 1100
1200 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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